Role:
Principle Engineer
(Full Stack, Backend-focused, Python-heavy)
- Experience: 12-16 years
- Primary Skills: Python or Java, with solid experience in system design and architecture.
- Leadership: Proven track record of leading and mentoring teams while remaining a hands-on Individual Contributor.

Primary Skills

This is a Full Stack Lead role,Main focus is Backend and Python is the key Language,THis perosn should have exp with Design and Architecture,Should have exp leading and mentoring the team

Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Technical Lead to architect, build, and scale mission-critical, public-facing APIs. This role combines deep hands-on engineering with technical leadership, architectural ownership, and mentorship.

You will define backend standards, guide system design decisions, and ensure our APIs are secure, scalable, and resilient. You are expected to operate at both strategic and execution levels — setting direction while remaining technically hands-on.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & System Design




- Own end-to-end architecture of public-facing API platforms
- Design scalable, multi-tenant, distributed systems with high availability
- Drive API standards: versioning, backward compatibility, documentation, governance
- Define security, rate limiting, and abuse prevention strategies
- Lead performance optimisation and reliability initiatives

Engineering Execution
- Build and review high-quality backend services using Python and FastAPI
- Architect and optimise asynchronous systems using Celery
- Design and tune complex schemas and queries in PostgreSQL
- Lead production readiness, observability, and incident response improvements
- Drive AWS infrastructure architecture decisions

Technical Leadership
- Mentor backend engineers and raise engineering standards
- Lead design reviews and establish coding best practices
- Partner with Product, Frontend, DevOps, and Data teams
- Drive the technical roadmap and manage te

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