Principal Architect

Syncro Squad; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 5,000,000 - 8,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Syncro Squad in Bengaluru is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to define the technical vision and roadmap, while hands-on coding across full stack and data layers. You will drive AI-enabled development, mentor engineers, and align engineering work with business goals.

You will lead architecture, cloud, and modern frontend/backend work, delivering robust, scalable systems and rapid product iterations in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of hands-on B2B SaaS software development experience.
• 5+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Startup experience is highly desirable.
• Deep experience with agile development processes.
• Engineering degree is preferred since this is an engineering-focused product.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the company’s technical vision and roadmap in collaboration with the founding team.
• Design scalable, robust, and secure systems to support rapid growth and innovation.
• Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, tools, and platforms to meet business needs.
• Contribute production-quality code across the stack - back-end, front-end, and data layers.
• Lead by example in adopting AI-assisted development tooling to accelerate team velocity and code quality.
• Own critical technical deliverables end-to-end, from design through deployment and monitoring.
• Drive integration of AI capabilities into the product, spanning agentic workflows and AI models.
• Recruit, mentor, and lead a team of engineers, fostering collaboration and excellence.
• Promote an agile and iterative development process, balancing speed with quality.
• Provide technical guidance and career development for team members.
• Partner with product, design, and business stakeholders to translate ideas into solutions.
• Drive end-to-end development lifecycle from ideation to deployment and maintenance.
• Ensure timely delivery of features and maintain a high-quality codebase.
• Implement best practices for coding, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Optimize performance, reliability, and scalability of systems.
• Manage technical debt and balance short-term with long-term sustainability.
• Be a thought partner to senior leaders and align with business objectives.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrate a passion for startups and willingness to contribute beyond the technical domain.

Skills

Full-stack development

Team leadership

Agile development

Architectural design

AI-assisted development

Cloud computing (Azure)

Back-end (.NET)

SQL

Python

Angular

Agentic AI integrations

Code quality

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Claude

Cursor

OpenAI Codex

Azure AI Foundry

Job description

Responsibilities:

Technology Architecture and Stack

• Define and implement the companys technical vision and roadmap in collaboration with the founding team.
• Design scalable, robust, and secure systems to support rapid growth and innovation.
• Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, tools, and platforms to meet business needs.

Hands-On Engineering (60%)

• Contribute production-quality code across the stack - back-end, front-end, and data layers.
• Lead by example in adopting AI-assisted development tooling to accelerate team velocity and code quality.
• Own critical technical deliverables end-to-end, from design through deployment and monitoring.
• Drive integration of AI capabilities into the product, spanning both agentic workflows (agent orchestration, RAG pipelines, tool-use patterns) and applied AI models (OCR, classification).

Team Building & Leadership (40%)

• Recruit, mentor, and lead a team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, creativity, and excellence.
• Promote an agile and iterative development process, balancing speed with quality.
• Provide technical guidance and career development opportunities for team members.

Product Development

• Partner with product, design, and business stakeholders to translate ideas into technical solutions.
• Drive the end-to-end development lifecycle, from ideation to deployment and maintenance.
• Ensure timely delivery of features and maintain a high-quality codebase.

Operational Excellence

• Implement best practices for coding, testing, deployment, and system monitoring.
• Optimize performance, reliability, and scalability of systems and processes.
• Manage technical debt and balance short-term deliverables with long-term sustainability.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Act as a thought partner to the senior leaders, contributing to overall company strategy and decision-making.
• Represent the engineering perspective in cross-functional discussions and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications:

Experience and Education

• 15+ years of hands-on B2B SaaS software development experience, with at least 5+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Startup experience is highly desirable.
• Deep experience with all forms of agile development processes
• Engineering degree is preferred since this is an engineering-focused product
• Has experience working directly with senior leadership and knowing when and how to manage expectations with scope, schedule, cost

Technical Expertise

• Deep understanding of modern programming languages, frameworks, and cloud technologies especially Azure.
• Hands-on experience with architecture and full-stack development is a requirement.
• Hands-on proficiency in .NET (back-end microservices), SQL databases, and Python or appropriate equivalents — is required.
• Hands-on proficiency in Angular (or equivalent modern front-end framework) is required.
• Agentic AI Integrations: Experience building Agentic AI solutions using Azure AI Foundry APIs — including agent orchestration, RAG pipelines, function/tool calling, and multi-agent patterns.
• AI-Assisted Coding Expertise: Demonstrated daily use of AI-assisted coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, or OpenAI Codex to accelerate development velocity and improve code quality.

Project Management Skills

• Proven track record of running software engineering projects for leading B2B SaaS products that are utilized by Fortune 500 companies.
• Works closely with the development team members to understand and minimize technical debt without sacrificing velocity.

Result-Oriented

• Strong project management skills with a focus on delivering results in fast-paced environments.
• Believes in development/engineering processes that are pragmatic and tuned to achieve the desired business objectives.

Problem-Solver

• Demonstrated ability to tackle complex technical challenges with innovative solutions.

Passion for Startups

• Eagerness to work in an ambiguous, evolving environment and contribute beyond the technical domain in all aspects of the company.
• Be vested in the success of the company and do-what-it-takes attitude.

Location:

• Preferred location: Bangalore