Principal Engineer

Phenom; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in India seeks a highly skilled Product Development Engineer III (Full-Stack) to lead the design and development of scalable, secure backend services. The role includes mentoring junior engineers and ensuring operational excellence. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of full-stack experience, proficiency in Java/J2EE, and a strong understanding of cloud platforms. This position offers the opportunity to work on innovative solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience, focusing on full-stack development.
• Experience in building scalable, distributed systems in production environments.
• Expertise in mentoring and leading teams, and driving architectural decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable backend services.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure successful product delivery.
• Mentor junior engineers in both frontend and backend development.

Skills

Full-stack development

Java/J2EE

REST

JSON

AWS

Azure

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Product Development Engineer III (Full-Stack) to lead the design and development of scalable, secure, and highly efficient backend services and systems. You will work on building innovative solutions, mentor junior engineers, and ensure the operational excellence of our platforms.

What you have to do

• Architect and design end-to-end, large-scale full-stack systems that are scalable, secure, and maintainable, ensuring seamless integration between frontend and backend components.
• Lead full-stack product development efforts, translating business objectives into technical solutions with a focus on SAAS architecture, user experience, and backend system performance.
• Ensure systems are compatible with DevOps processes, implementing best practices for CI/CD pipelines, logging, monitoring, and overall operational needs.
• Work independently and collaboratively on full-stack projects, delivering high-quality, scalable solutions in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain operational excellence by reducing on-call volume, driving Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for full-stack systems, and fostering system-wide improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers and designers, to ensure successful product delivery and alignment with business requirements.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers (PDE I/II) in both frontend and backend development, helping them advance their technical skills and grow within the organization.

Work Experience

What you've done:

• 8+ years of software development experience, focusing on full-stack development.
• Expertise in Java/J2EE and building backend services using REST and JSON.
• Experience designing and implementing scalable, distributed systems in production environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and hands-on experience with cloud-based deployments.
• Proven experience leading teams and mentoring engineers, driving system-wide architectural decisions.
• Operational experience with post-launch troubleshooting, system monitoring, and on-call responsibilities.