Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Development Engineer

As a Principal Engineer at Kotak Mahindra Bank, you will play a pivotal role in building resilient, scalable, and innovative technology solutions. You will lead a high-performing product engineering team, provide hands-on technical leadership, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure technical success and commercial viability. This is an opportunity to influence the technological direction of one of India’s leading financial institutions.

Location:  Hyderabad / Bangalore / Mumbai 
Experience: 10+ Years 
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

• Lead and mentor a product engineering team, ensuring timely execution of the product roadmap.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and solve complex engineering challenges.
• Architect and deliver modern, scalable, and resilient enterprise systems.
• Guide the team in leveraging NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB) and other advanced technologies.
• Collaborate with Product Management and Implementation teams for technical and business success.
• Recruit and build a high-performance engineering team, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
• Drive adoption of Agile methodologies and best practices in software development.
• Ensure end-to-end design and delivery of quality enterprise applications.

• Experience: 10+ years in software engineering, with at least 5+ years in a leadership role within a product company.
• Proven ability to recruit, lead, and mentor high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong technical expertise in Java/J2EE, Node.js, React.js, and full-stack development.
• Deep understanding of NoSQL technologies (DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, Neo4j).
• Familiarity with workflow tools (Camunda, Temporal) and observability tools (Elastic Search, Kibana, Logstash).
• Proficiency in UI technologies (Angular, React.js, Node.js).
• Hands-on experience with Kafka, Redis, ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, Solr, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies for enterprise software development.
• Ability to set and maintain high technical standards and deliver modern, scalable architectures.
• Excellent communication, team-building, and mentoring skills.

Experience Level

Senior Level