Principal Software Engineer

1 hour ago

Hyderābād, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

Lead software engineering squads delivering high-quality applications and systems using AI and machine learning for personalised customer experiences.
Collaborate with engineering, product, architecture, and other stakeholders to define squad roadmaps, scope, and deliverables.
Mentor, coach, hire, and develop engineering talent while supporting career growth.
Provide hands-on technical leadership across software design, development, testing, troubleshooting, debugging, and operational stability.
Define data models, contracts, consumption patterns, and integration patterns, and create automation for data reconciliation and curation.
Deliver reusable technical solutions across group entities and eliminate recurring issues through process automation.
Promote secure, high-quality engineering practices including test-driven development, code reviews, and continuous integration and delivery.
Build collaborative, inclusive relationships with teams across multiple domains.

At least 7 years of proven software engineering experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership or management role.
Hands-on experience delivering systems design, software development, testing, and operationally stable systems.
Experience with automation, continuous integration and delivery, distributed systems, event-driven architecture, cloud-native solutions, large-scale datasets, data pipelines, and cloud platforms.
Advanced knowledge of containers and experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
Strong experience with Kafka technologies and understanding of cloud storage, networking, resource provisioning, data structures, algorithms, software design, design patterns, and core programming concepts.
Proficiency with relevant programming languages, frameworks, and technologies including Python, Java, Rust, JavaScript, React, Angular, TensorFlow, and PyTorch.
Advanced knowledge of agile methodologies and experience applying engineering practices such as test-driven development and code reviews.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
Preferred qualifications include GCP Cloud Architect, GCP Cloud Developer, Professional Data Engineer, or Apache Kafka CCDAK certification, plus strong data analysis and data lifecycle experience.

Full-time hybrid role in Hyderabad, working 40% or two days per week in an office site.
Benefits include pension contributions of up to 15%, an annual performance-related bonus, share schemes including free shares, adaptable lifestyle benefits such as discounted shopping, 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, wellbeing initiatives, and generous parental leave policies.
The posting has an end date of Tuesday 29 September 2026.

10,000+ employees