Candescent is a forward-thinking technology company transforming how financial institutions deliver Intelligent Banking experiences. We unite digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions that power and connect digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions—creating seamless engagement across digital, remote, and in-person channels.
Our Experience-Led, Intelligence-Driven approach combines human-centered design with data, automation, and cloud-based innovation. Built on an API-first architecture, our extensible ecosystem enables institutions to adapt quickly, integrate easily, and unlock new opportunities for growth—turning every customer interaction into a moment of clarity, confidence, and connection.
Principal Engineer
Position Summary
We are seeking talented Principal Engineers to lead the architectural vision and evolution of our SaaS platform into a modern, resilient, and AI-powered ecosystem. This role plays a critical part in shaping our long-term technology strategy, providing cross-team technical leadership, and ensuring our platform is secure, scalable,



performant, and data driven. Principal Engineers work across product domains to design efficient, future-proof solutions that align with strategic objectives, proactively reducing technical roadblocks and coordinating dependencies across teams.
A primary focus of this role is driving the consolidation of multiple banking products into a unified, extensible platform with a shared architecture—promoting consistency, operational efficiency, and accelerated innovation. The Principal Engineer will also guide the design of scalable APIs, enhance developer experience, and lead efforts to enable seamless integration with fintech partners, core banking systems, and third-party providers. This is a highly team-oriented and strategic role for a forward-thinking engineer who is passionate about platform transformation and delivering long-term impact. This title may also be called Architect.

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📌 Software Principal Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Candescent
📍 Bengaluru