Principal Engineer

Weekday AI (YC W21); Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,700,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI (YC W21) in Hyderabad seeks a Senior Technology Professional to join a high-performing engineering environment. You will lead design, development, and delivery of large-scale, customer-focused technology solutions, collaborating across engineering, product, and operations teams.

The ideal candidate brings 12+ years of experience, strong software architecture, distributed systems knowledge, and a track record of mentoring engineers while driving reliable, scalable outcomes.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, architecture, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience with large-scale, enterprise-grade platforms.
• Ability to design scalable, secure, highly available solutions.
• Strong knowledge of modern software architecture, distributed systems, APIs, databases, and cloud technologies.
• Experience in Agile or modern development environments.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and ownership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and delivery of scalable enterprise technology solutions.
• Translate business and product requirements into robust architectures and implementation plans.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, architecture, operations, and business teams to deliver strategic initiatives.
• Drive technical design decisions focused on scalability, reliability, security, performance, and maintainability.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance to teams.
• Ensure solutions are delivered within agreed timelines and meet quality objectives.
• Promote engineering best practices, coding standards, testing approaches, and development processes.

Skills

Software architecture

Distributed systems

Cloud technologies

APIs

Databases

Mentoring

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Job description

Job Description:

This role is for one of the Weekdays clients

Salary range: Rs 27,000,000 - Rs 40,000,000 (ie INR 27-40 LPA)

Experience: 12+ yrs

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for an experiencedSenior Technology Professionalto join a high-performing engineering environment in Hyderabad. The role is suited for a seasoned technology leader who can contribute to the design, development, and delivery of large-scale, customer-focused technology solutions.

The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to build scalable, reliable, and high-quality solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable enterprise technology solutions.
• Translate business and product requirements into robust technical architectures and implementation plans.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, architecture, operations, and business teams to deliver strategic initiatives.
• Drive technical design decisions with a focus on scalability, reliability, security, performance, and maintainability.
• Contribute to the development and modernization of large-scale applications and distributed systems.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, and performance bottlenecks and drive appropriate solutions.
• Review technical designs, code, and implementation approaches to ensure engineering quality.
• Establish and promote software engineering best practices, coding standards, testing approaches, and development processes.
• Troubleshoot complex technical and production issues and provide effective resolutions.
• Support the adoption of modern technologies, automation, cloud capabilities, and engineering practices.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers and development teams.
• Work closely with stakeholders to communicate technical decisions, project progress, risks, and delivery plans.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of system performance, operational efficiency, and customer experience.
• Ensure solutions are delivered within agreed timelines and meet defined quality and business objectives.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• 12+ years of experiencein software engineering, technology, architecture, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong experience working onlarge-scale, enterprise-grade technology platforms.
• Proven ability to design and deliver scalable, secure, highly available, and reliable solutions.
• Strong understanding of modern software architecture, distributed systems, APIs, databases, and cloud technologies.
• Experience working across the complete software development lifecycle.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to resolve complex technical challenges.
• Excellent understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, testing, performance optimization, and code quality.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in Agile or other modern development environments.
• Strong technical leadership and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Ability to mentor engineers and influence technical decisions across teams.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to work independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline is preferred.

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