Principal Engineer || Mumbai || WFO

Yelu; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Yelu in Mumbai, India, invites a senior software engineering leader to drive design reviews, architecture and delivery for complex distributed systems in the maritime domain.

You will own technical standards, oversee multi-team development, optimise cloud infrastructure (AWS/AZURE/GCP), and mentor engineers while contributing hands-on when needed.

This role offers a collaborative environment and projects that impact global shipping operations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2+ years in a technical leadership or principal-level role.
• Proven expertise in full-stack development using modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Node.js, TypeScript) and backend services
• Strong architectural experience in distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures
• Deep proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including cost optimisation, CI/CD, and deployment best practices, and disaster recovery / high-availability design.
• Strong understanding of relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB) including backup, replication, and recovery strategies

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery by doing design and code reviews regularly and ensuring development cells meets the standards and best practices we have set for the organisation.
• Ensure system observability, scalability, and performance through proactive monitoring and architectural improvements.
• Lead technical risk assessments, capacity planning, and incident response strategies.
• Contribute hands-on to critical development when necessary - setting the bar for technical execution

Skills

Software engineering

Technical leadership

Full-stack JavaScript

React

Node.js

TypeScript

Distributed systems

Microservices

APIs

Event-driven architecture

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD

Cost optimisation

Deployment best practices

Disaster recovery

High availability

PostgreSQL

Oracle

MongoDB

Backup strategies

Replication

Recovery

Job description

They provides professional ship management services that advance economic development. Our 27,000+ seafarers and 1,200+ shore-based employees operate 600+ ships under management.

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2+ years in a technical leadership or principal-level role.
• Proven expertise in full-stack development using modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Node.js, TypeScript) and backend services
• Strong architectural experience in distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures
• Deep proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including cost optimisation, CI/CD, and deployment best practices, and disaster recovery / high-availability design.
• Strong understanding of relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB) including backup, replication, and recovery strategies

The Successful Applicant

We're looking for someone who has:

• Oversee delivery by doing design and code reviews regularly and ensuring development cells meets the standards and best practices we have set for the organisation.
• Ensure system observability, scalability, and performance through proactive monitoring and architectural improvements.
• Lead technical risk assessments, capacity planning, and incident response strategies.
• Contribute hands-on to critical development when necessary - setting the bar for technical execution

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work on impactful maritime projects
• Collaborative and professional work environment

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