We are looking for an experienced Principal Engineer / Technical Lead to be the technical authority within our R&D; group. This role combines deep hands-on development with technical leadership, architecture ownership, and engineering excellence.
The ideal candidate is a top-level software engineer who drives solution design, defines engineering standards, leads complex technical initiatives, mentors developers, and promotes innovation through up-to-date software engineering and AI-powered development practices.
Responsibilities
· Serve as the technical leader and trusted advisor for the development group.
· Design scalable, secure, maintainable, and cloud-ready software solutions.
· Lead the design and implementation of the most complex product, platform, infrastructure, and architectural initiatives.
· Drive technical direction, architecture decisions, and engineering best practices.
· Establish development guidelines, coding standards, and design principles.
· Perform design reviews, code reviews, and technical assessments to ensure high-quality software delivery.




· Mentor and coach engineers, helping elevate technical capabilities across the organization.
· Act as a force multiplier by enabling developers through reusable frameworks, automation, and engineering best practices.
· Drive continuous improvement in quality, performance, security, scalability, and maintainability.
· Lead technical investigations, root-cause analysis, and resolution of critical issues.
· Partner with Product Management, Architecture, QA, DevOps, and leadership teams to align technical solutions with business objectives.
· Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovations that enhance products and engineering efficiency.
· Drive platform modernization initiatives, including cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, and API-first development.
· Identify and lead initiatives to reduce technical debt and improve long-term platform sustainability.
· Champion AI-first engineering pr

📌 Principal Engineer, Software Engineering (Bengaluru)
🏢 Vontier
📍 Bengaluru