Principal Engineer

Company Description

ContentLens provides solutions to verify content ownership, editing history, and permissible use to safeguard against misinformation, fake content, and copyright infringement. Our advanced AI solutions detect data that has been invisibly altered through watermarking and poisoning to prevent AI model degradation. We aim to make the internet a safe space for content engagement by implementing frameworks to deter and track the spread of manipulated content and misinformation.

Role Description

This is a full-time Senior Technical Lead role at ContentLens. The Senior Technical Lead will be responsible for overseeing technical projects, providing leadership to the engineering team, overseeing system design, and ensuring technical quality and adherence to best practices. Additionally, the role involves collaborating with stakeholders to define the project's scope and requirements and offering technical guidance during the implementation phases. This role is a hybrid one (remote / in-person) and the company office is located in Bengaluru.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain frontend applications using Next.Js, React, and TypeScript.
• Implement and optimize RESTful APIs with Python (FastAPI) and Celery for async tasks.
• Design and manage MySQL schemas, queries, and indexes for performance and scalability.
• Build and maintain Azure-based infrastructure — VMs, Blob Storage, Functions, and Container Apps.
• Implement CI / CD workflows with GitHub Actions, manage secrets, and versioned releases.
• Handle authentication and authorization using OAuth2 / JWT & manage session lifecycles securely.
• Ensure system reliability with structured logging, tracing, and error monitoring (like Sentry)
• Write efficient, modular, and maintainable code following clean architecture principles.
• Collaborate with design and product teams to deliver responsive and performant user interfaces.
• Participate in code reviews, deployment planning, and production monitoring.

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