Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer (3126 )

CES has 26+ years of experience in delivering Software Product Development, Quality Engineering, and Digital Transformation Consulting Services to Global SMEs & Large Enterprises. CES has been delivering services to some of the leading Fortune 500 Companies including Automotive, AgTech, Bio Science, EdTech, FinTech, Manufacturing, Online Retailers, and Investment Banks. These are long-term relationships of more than 10 years and are nurtured by not only our commitment to timely delivery of quality services but also due to our investments and innovations in their technology roadmap. As an organization, we are in an exponential growth phase with a consistent focus on continuous improvement, process-oriented culture, and a true partnership mindset with our customers. We are looking for the right qualified and committed individuals to play an exceptional role as well as to support our accelerated growth.
You can learn more about us at: http://www.cesltd.com/
Role Overview: -
We are looking for a Principal Engineer to lead one of our key engineering teams. This is a hands-on, 100% coding role with deep ownership across system design, architecture, and delivery. You will work closely with senior engineers, engineering managers, and product stakeholders to design and build highly scalable, cloud-native systems.
This role is ideal for someone who operates at a staff/principal level, influences technical direction across teams, and has a strong bias for execution.

Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Architecture

Own and drive the end-to-end technical architecture of complex, distributed systems
Design and evolve microservices-based architectures with high scalability, reliability, and performance
Define and enforce engineering best practices around code quality, security, and observability
Make pragmatic trade-offs between architectural purity and delivery speed

Hands-on Development (Core Expectation)

Write high-quality, production-grade code daily (no pure design or review-only roles)
Lead by example across backend and frontend development
Participate in complex feature development, refactoring, and performance optimization
Review code rigorously and mentor senior engineers through real code contributions

Collaboration & Influence

Partner with Product, UX, and Platform teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
Influence technical roadmap beyond your immediate team
Provide technical mentorship and raise the overall bar for engineering excellence across CES


Why CES :
Flexible working hours to create a work-life balance.
Opportunity to work on advanced tools and technologies.
Global exposure to not only collaborate with the team, but also to connect with the client portfolio and build professional relationships.
Highly encouraged for any innovative ideas & thoughts and we support in executing the same.
Periodical and on-spot rewards and recognitions on your performance.
Provides a better platform for enhancing skills via many different L&D programs.
Enabling and empowering atmosphere to work along.

Experience Level

Senior Level