Senior Principal Engineer - System Design & Architecture

About the Role :

This role is both hands-on and strategic, requiring deep technical expertise, strong leadership skills, and the ability to influence technology direction across the organization.

Key Responsibilities :

- Lead end-to-end solution design, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.

- Provide technical leadership across engineering teams, mentoring senior engineers and architects.

- Collaborate with product management, business stakeholders, and leadership to align engineering with business goals.

- Evaluate and implement emerging technologies, ensuring the organization stays at the forefront of innovation.

- Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural frameworks.

- Lead proof of concepts, R&D initiatives, and critical projects with high visibility.

- Represent engineering in executive-level discussions and drive cross-functional alignment.

- Ensure secure, compliant, and high-quality software delivery.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- 15+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, with at least 5+ years in architectural/technical leadership roles.

- Proven expertise in system architecture, distributed systems, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and modern engineering practices.

- Strong background in microservices, APIs, data engineering, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines.

- Excellent understanding of scalable and resilient system design.

- Experience mentoring and building high-performing technical teams.

- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Good to Have :

- Experience in FinTech, BFSI, SaaS, or large-scale product development environments.

- Exposure to AI/ML, blockchain, or other emerging technologies.

- Track record of patents, publications, or open-source contributions