Principal Engineer

Role Overview : Principal Engineer – Database & Systems Optimization

BigBasket is looking for an experienced Principal Engineer passionate about redefining online grocery shopping in India. This role is highly technical, with a strong focus on database architecture, performance optimization , and cost-efficient infrastructure scaling , supporting operations across 30 cities and 15 million orders / month.

Key Responsibilities

• Database Management & Planning
• Develop long-term DB strategies (architecture, multi-tenancy, scaling).
• Predict and resolve performance issues; monitor DB health and growth.
• Upgrade databases and implement hardening & security best practices.
• Performance Optimization
• Query cost analysis and tuning.
• Review and improve queries across teams.
• Analyze and reduce per-team DB costs; manage AWS reservations.
• Vendor & Tools Management
• Work closely with DB managed service providers and AWS for performance.
• Evaluate tools, alerting systems, and automation pipelines.
• Security & Compliance
• Handle encryption, data sanitization, and access control.
• Support audits and implement user-level security practices.

Skills & Experience

Why Join BigBasket?