Principal Cloud & Distributed Systems Architect

Qbotick Technologies; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 6,000,000 - 11,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Learning budget

Home workstation stipend

Medical insurance

Generous leave & sabbaticals

Job summary

Qbotick Technologies seeks a Principal Cloud & Distributed Systems Architect to drive multi-region cloud strategy and zero-trust infrastructure across enterprise clients in Bengaluru.

You will own architectural decisions, lead RFCs, define Kubernetes patterns, IaC pipelines (Terraform/OpenTofu) and GitOps, and mentor senior engineers while ensuring system correctness and high availability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software architecture experience designing high-availability distributed systems.
• Deep production mastery of Kubernetes orchestration and container runtimes.
• Expertise in Terraform/IaC, GitOps, and multi-cloud networking architectures.
• Proven track record authoring RFCs, architecture blueprints, and mentoring senior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical strategy and architectural execution for ultra-resilient multi-region cloud infrastructures.
• Define Kubernetes deployment patterns and service mesh topologies.
• Conduct formal architectural design reviews (RFCs) across engineering squads.
• Implement immutable Infrastructure-as-Code pipelines with zero configuration drift.
• Establish automated chaos engineering experiments and disaster recovery verification protocols.

Skills

Kubernetes orchestration

Distributed systems design

Architectural leadership

RFC authoring

Chaos engineering

Tools

Terraform

OpenTofu

GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux)

Istio/Linkerd service mesh

Multi-cloud networking

Job description

Principal Cloud & Distributed Systems Architect

Lead technical strategy and architectural execution for ultra-resilient multi-region cloud infrastructures, Kubernetes clusters, and zero-trust service meshes across enterprise clients.

In this role, you will be directly responsible for system correctness, operational stability, and technical leadership across the following dimensions:

• Architect zero-downtime multi-region cloud infrastructures spanning AWS, GCP, and bare-metal hybrid clusters.
• Define Kubernetes deployment patterns, service mesh (Istio/Linkerd) topologies, and high-throughput ingress controllers.
• Conduct formal architectural design reviews (RFCs) across engineering squads to eliminate single points of failure.
• Implement immutable Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, OpenTofu) pipelines with zero configuration drift.
• Establish automated chaos engineering experiments and disaster recovery verification protocols.

We evaluate candidates against demonstrated systems experience and sound foundational thinking:

• 10+ years of software architecture experience designing high-availability distributed systems.
• Deep production mastery of Kubernetes orchestration, container runtimes, and Linux kernel networking.
• Expertise in Terraform/IaC, GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux), and multi-cloud networking architectures.
• Demonstrated track record authoring technical RFCs, architecture blueprints, and mentoring senior engineers.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Background

• Contributions to upstream Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) open-source projects.
• Production experience with eBPF-based observability (Cilium) and FinOps cost optimization.

Compensation & Work Model

Competitive Enterprise Band + Distributed Equity Grant aligned with high-performance engineering benchmarks. Every role includes an annual learning allocation, remote workstation hardware budget, and medical insurance coverage.

Benefits & Support

Designed for Deep Engineering Work

We provide the tooling, flexibility, and financial stability necessary to focus on high-impact software systems.

Top-Tier Workstation Setup

High-spec Apple Silicon or Linux workstation of your choice plus a dedicated 4K display and ergonomic home-office stipend.

Annual budget for technical books, cloud certifications (AWS/GCP/CKA), research papers, and technical conference attendance.

Engineers control their calendar with protected focus blocks. We measure outputs and system uptime, not seat time.

Premium medical and hospitalization insurance coverage for team members, spouses, and dependent children.

Transparent Compensation

Senior market-rate compensation structures with transparent evaluation criteria and long-term equity participation.

Generous Leave & Sabbaticals

Encouraged paid time off, national holidays, and extended sabbatical opportunities to prevent burnout and recharge.

Open Technical Inquiries

Donét See Your Specific Specialty?

We are always interested in speaking with exceptional systems engineers, compilers/runtime researchers, and security architects.