Principal Software Engineer - Product Development

Principal Engineer, Product Software

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Job Summary

We are seeking a highly accomplished Principal Engineer to join as an individual contributor, responsible for the ideation, design, architecture, and implementation of AI-first solutions. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical expert who excels in building scalable, distributed systems and integrating AI capabilities into modern cloud-native applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end architecture and design of AI-first systems, embedding intelligent features into core platforms.

• Independently develop and deliver full-stack applications using Spring Boot (backend) and React (frontend), ensuring clean design principles and high code quality.

• Design and implement microservices-based architectures, ensuring scalability, resilience, and performance.

• Build event-driven systems using streaming technologies (RabbitMQ or similar) for asynchronous processing and real-time data flows.

• Develop and manage containerized workloads using Kubernetes, ensuring efficient orchestration, scalability, and fault tolerance.

• Design and optimize databases using PostgreSQL, focusing on performance, reliability, and data integrity.

• Knowledge of  Apigee (API Gateway), including security, rate limiting, and lifecycle management.

• Develop and deploy cloud-native solutions on AWS, leveraging services such as EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, and others.

• Adoption and Usage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to enable automated testing, builds, and deployments.

• Integration of observability using Grafana, including metrics, logging, tracing, and proactive alerting.

• Act as a hands-on problem solver, addressing complex technical challenges and ensuring system reliability and availability.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in full-stack engineering with deep expertise in: Java, Spring BootReact.jsKubernetes and containerized environmentsEvent streaming (RabbitMQ or similar)PostgreSQLAWS cloud ecosystemAPI management using ApigeeDevOps practices with GitHub ActionsObservability using Grafana

• Proven track record of designing and implementing at least one AI-powered solution (e.g., generative AI, NLP, recommendation systems, predictive analytics).

• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures.

• Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to independently deliver complex, mission-critical systems.

Good to Have

• Experience with workflow orchestration tools like Temporal for building durable, event-driven workflows.

• Familiarity with AI/ML lifecycle management, including integrating and operating models in production.

What You Bring

You are a hands-on technical leader without people management responsibilities, who leads through deep expertise, strong execution, and architectural vision. You are passionate about building AI-enabled, scalable platforms, and thrive in solving challenging engineering problems at scale.

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Experience Level

Senior Level