Principal Engineer

About Truemeds
Truemeds is on a mission to make healthcare affordable and accessible to every Indian.
We are building a modern, scalable e-pharmacy platform that powers everything from AI-based personalized medicine recommendations to real-time inventory and fulfilment across the country. As we prepare to scale 10x, we are looking for a Principal Engineer to drive our core platform architecture and long-term technical strategy.
About the Role.
As a Principal Engineer, you will lead the design and evolution of our backend systems while enabling excellence across frontend engineering, DevOps, security, and reliability.
This role requires deep architectural thinking, hands-on engineering expertise, and a robust understanding of the e-commerce and healthcare ecosystems. You will work closely with Engineering, Product, Analytics, Security, and Business teams to build systems that are secure, scalable, reliable, and ready for the next phase of Truemeds’ growth.
Key Responsibilities.
System Design and Backend Leadership
Architect scalable, resilient,



and secure services for critical workflows such as order processing, prescription parsing, pricing, payments, and fulfilment.
Drive domain-driven and event-driven architecture across distributed systems.
Lead architecture reviews and guide high-impact technical decisions across engineering teams.
API and Platform Engineering
Define and enforce API design standards across REST, gRPC, and GraphQL.
Build internal platforms that enable rapid product development while ensuring service stability.
Establish best practices for API versioning, schema evolution, backward compatibility, and third-party integrations.
Frontend and Mobile Collaboration
Align backend services with frontend and mobile requirements to deliver seamless experiences across customer, partner, and pharmacy platforms.
Collaborate on API contracts, server-side rendering, edge caching, and hydration-friendly APIs to improve application performance.

📌 Principal Engineer (Mumbai)
🏢 Truemeds
📍 Mumbai