Principal Engineer - C++

ScaleneWorks People Solutions LLP; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ScaleneWorks People Solutions LLP in Bengaluru is seeking a Principal Engineer – C++ Application Domain to provide technical leadership across large-scale software systems.

You will solve complex problems, influence architecture, and drive engineering best practices while staying hands-on with core development.

The role emphasizes scalable, secure, reliable, and high-performance applications, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and shaping technology direction.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of overall software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on expertise in C++.
• Strong experience working with Linux-based environments.
• Proven experience designing, developing, and supporting application systems.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and scalable application architectures.
• Exposure to cloud technologies and modern application platforms.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Experience with software design, architecture, performance optimization, and system reliability.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, design principles, and development methodologies.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence technical decisions and provide leadership across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, efficient, and reliable software solutions.
• Lead the software lifecycle from requirements to deployment and improvement.
• Resolve complex application and system-level technical challenges.
• Drive code quality, security, testing, reviews, refactoring, and engineering standards.
• Build applications that are reliable, observable, and easy to operate.
• Apply expertise across architecture, distributed systems, infrastructure, networking, and cloud environments.

Skills

C++

Linux

Distributed systems

Cloud

Leadership

Code quality

Job description

Work Model: Hybrid – 3 days Work from Office per week

Experience: 10–15 Years

Role Overview

We are looking for an accomplished Principal Engineer – C++ Application Domain to provide technical leadership and drive engineering excellence across complex, large-scale software systems.

In this role, you will solve challenging technical problems, influence architectural decisions, establish engineering best practices, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to build scalable, secure, reliable, and high-performance applications.

You will play a key role in shaping technology direction while remaining hands‑on with engineering and technical problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Engineering Excellence

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable, efficient, and reliable software solutions.
• Contribute across the complete software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, feasibility assessment, solution design, implementation, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement.
• Lead the investigation and resolution of complex application, software, and system‑level technical challenges.
• Drive best practices around code quality, security, testing, code reviews, refactoring, and engineering standards.
• Build applications that are reliable, observable, maintainable, and easy to operate.
• Apply strong technical expertise across application architecture, distributed systems, infrastructure, networking, and cloud environments.

Architecture & Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to the evolution of application and system architecture.
• Drive modernization initiatives and help reduce technical debt.
• Identify opportunities to improve system performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Recommend improvements to engineering processes, development methodologies, and delivery practices.
• Contribute to long‑term technology strategy and architectural direction.

Collaboration & Technical Influence

• Work closely with engineering, product, architecture, and other cross‑functional teams to deliver impactful technology solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers, encouraging a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Share technical knowledge and best practices through engineering forums, communities, workshops, and knowledge‑sharing initiatives.
• Act as a technical ambassador by contributing to hackathons, conferences, technical communities, recruitment initiatives, and open‑source projects, where applicable.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10–15 years of overall software engineering experience.
• Strong hands‑on expertise in C++.
• Strong experience working with Linux‑based environments.
• Proven experience designing, developing, and supporting application systems.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and scalable application architectures.
• Exposure to cloud technologies and modern application platforms.
• Strong problem‑solving and debugging skills, with the ability to address complex technical challenges.
• Experience with software design, architecture, performance optimization, and system reliability.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, design principles, and development methodologies.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence technical decisions and provide leadership across multiple teams.

What You Can Expect

• Opportunity to work on large‑scale, complex technology platforms.
• Solve challenging engineering and architectural problems with significant technical impact.
• Collaborate with experienced and highly skilled engineering professionals.
• Influence architecture, technology strategy, and engineering practices.
• Strong opportunities for technical growth, innovation, knowledge sharing, and career development.
• A collaborative environment that values ownership, continuous learning, and technical excellence.