Principal Software Engineer to lead the design, architecture, and development of enterprise-scale software solutions. This role is ideal for a technology leader with deep technical expertise, a passion for innovation, and a proven ability to mentor engineering teams while driving engineering excellence.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will influence technology strategy, define architectural standards, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensure the delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performing applications.

Responsibilities:

- Design and architect scalable, secure, and highly available software solutions.
- Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams.
- Develop and review high-quality, maintainable, and reusable code.
- Drive architecture decisions, coding standards, and engineering best practices.
- Mentor senior engineers and technical leads.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, QA, DevOps, and Business teams.
- Lead system design reviews and technical discussions.
- Optimize application performance, reliability, scalability, and security.
- Guide cloud-native application development and microservices architecture.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate.




- Participate in technical hiring and engineering capability development.
- Ensure software complies with security, governance, and compliance standards.

Required Skills:

- Expertise in Java, C#, Python, Go, or Node.js.
- Strong knowledge of object-oriented design, design patterns, and SOLID principles.
- Experience with microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven architectures.
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Robust understanding of Kubernetes, Docker, and containerized deployments.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Knowledge of distributed systems, caching, messaging systems, and databases.
- Strong understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum software development methodologies.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications:

- BE/B.TECH
- Certifications in AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, or Cloud Architecture are preferred.
- Experience with AI-enabled development tools and cloud-native platforms is an advantage.
- Experience leading enterprise-scale digital transformation projects.

Key Competencies:

- Technical Leadership
- Software Architecture
- Cloud Computing
- Microservices
- Distributed Systems

📌 Principal Software Engineer (India)
🏢 KBD Talent Forge India
📍 India