About Us

PrepLadder is a leading ed-tech platform helping students prepare for competitive medical exams through high-quality learning content and technology-driven learning experiences for millions of learners across India.

We are looking for a Principal Engineer (Backend ) to drive the technical vision and architecture of our backend platform. In this role, you will lead large-scale engineering initiatives, solve complex technical challenges, and help build highly scalable, reliable, and secure systems that power learning experiences for millions of users .

What You'll Do:

- Define and drive th e backend architecture strate gy across multiple products and platforms.
- Design and build highly scalable services using Python and Node.js.
- Lead the architecture of microservices, distributed systems, and event-driven workflows.
- Establish engineering standards, best practices, and technical governance across teams.
- Drive critical decisions around scalability, performance, reliability, and security.
- Partner with Engineering, Product, and Business stakeholders to align technology investments with business goals.
- Lead complex technical initiatives spanning multiple teams and systems.
- Drive adoption of up-to-date engineering practices, observability, automation,



and operational excellence.
- Guide teams through system design reviews, architecture discussions, and technical problem-solving.
- Mentor senior engineers and contribute to the long-term technical roadmap of the organization.

What We're Looking For:

- 10+ y ears of backend engineering experience with a strong track record of designing and scaling large systems.
- Expertise in Programming languages like Python and Node.js.
- Exposure to PHP-based systems/services is a plus.
- Extensive experience building microservices, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
- Strong experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar messaging systems.
- Deep understanding of backend architecture, system design, and large-scale distributed computing.
- Strong experience with AWS and/or GCP
- Experience w ith CI/CD , deployment automation, and engineering productivity initiatives.
- Strong understanding of SQL/NoSQL databases, caching strategies, and backend optimization.
- Proven ability to influence technical direction across teams and organizations.
- Exceptional problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

📌 Principal Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 PrepLadder
📍 Bengaluru