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Principal Engineer

Principal Engineer

Weekday AIMumbai, MH, IN
28 days ago
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This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Min Experience : 8 years

Location : Mumbai

JobType : full-time

We are seeking a seasoned and highly skilled Principal Engineer to drive architectural excellence and guide the technical vision of our product ecosystem. As a key technical leader, you will be responsible for building scalable, high-performance systems and influencing engineering best practices across the organization. Your expertise in Java and Golang , along with deep architectural experience, will play a pivotal role in shaping our core platforms and services.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives in a high-impact, high-autonomy environment and wants to play a critical role in product innovation and engineering excellence.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities :

  • Define and evolve the architecture for large-scale, distributed, and mission-critical systems.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable and reliable solutions.
  • Take ownership of complex technical initiatives, guiding design and development from concept through delivery.
  • Design, build, and maintain robust backend services using Java and Golang .
  • Drive high engineering standards, including code quality, performance, monitoring, and scalability.
  • Conduct architectural reviews and mentor senior engineers to align with design patterns and best practices.
  • Contribute to and drive decisions on data modeling, API design, microservices, event-driven systems, and security.
  • Proactively identify areas for improvement in systems and processes, and lead efforts to address them.
  • Work closely with Product, DevOps, QA, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality software on time.

Requirements :

  • 8 to 15 years of hands-on experience in backend development, architecture, and large-scale system design.
  • Expertise in Java and Golang , with a solid understanding of the respective ecosystems and tooling.
  • Proven experience in designing and building distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native applications.
  • Strong understanding of architectural patterns like event-driven architecture, CQRS, and domain-driven design (DDD).
  • Experience with RESTful APIs, gRPC, and asynchronous communication patterns.
  • Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, system design, and performance tuning.
  • Experience working with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Exposure to containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI / CD pipelines is a plus.
  • Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical decisions and influence stakeholders.
  • Nice to Have :

  • Experience with databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, or NoSQL systems such as MongoDB, Cassandra.
  • Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
  • Experience in high-growth startup or product-based environments.
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