Principal Engineer, VP

Royal Bank of Scotland; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Bank of Scotland in Bengaluru is seeking a Principal Engineer at vice president level to drive development of high-performance, scalable systems and platforms.

You will lead one or more software engineering teams, shape architecture, and collaborate across product, architecture, data science and security to deliver business outcomes. The role emphasizes leadership, technical excellence and industry engagement.

Qualifications

• Core Knowledge and Expertise with strong AWS cloud technologies and cloud-native architectures.
• Practitioner knowledge of software engineering best practices including Agile and DevOps.
• Proven ability to produce high-quality software designs, architecture roadmaps, and technical standards.
• Strong programming and analytical skills, with the ability to apply AI-driven approaches to solve complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead software delivery and tooling to meet project and departmental objectives with robust, high-performance systems.
• Plan, develop and deploy software to enable platforms, applications and services for the bank.
• Mentor and lead one or more software engineering teams to deliver technical outcomes.
• Lead participation in internal and industry events, conferences and activities.

Skills

AWS

Cloud Architecture

Python

AI/ML

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CI/CD

Agile

DevOps

HLSDs

Detailed Solution Designs

Observability

Security & Governance

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Join us as a Principal Engineer

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to work in a collaborative, agile and forward thinking team environment

With your software development background, you'll be delivering software components to enable the delivery of platforms, applications and services for the bank

As well as developing your technical talents, you'll have the opportunity to build project and leadership skills which will open up a range of exciting career options

We're offering this role at vice president level

What you'll do

As a Principal Engineer, you'll be driving development software and tools to accomplish project and departmental objectives by converting functional and non-functional requirements into suitable designs. You'll play a leading role in planning, developing and deploying high performance robust and resilient systems for the bank, and will develop your leadership skills as you manage the technical delivery of one or more software engineering teams.

You'll also gain a distinguished leadership status in the software engineering community as you lead the wider participation in internal and industry wide events, conferences and other activities.

You’ll also be:

• Designing and developing high performance and high availability applications, using proven frameworks and technologies


• Making sure that the bank's systems follow excellent architectural and engineering principles, and are fit for purpose


• Monitoring the technical progress against plans while safeguarding functionality, scalability and performance, and providing progress updates to stakeholders


• Designing and developing reusable libraries and APIs for use across the bank


• Writing unit and integration tests within automated test environments to ensure code quality

The skills you'll need

You’ll have a Core Knowledge and Expertise and strong background in AWS cloud technologies and cloud-native architectures. Practitioner knowledge of software engineering best practices including Agile and DevOps frameworks. Proven ability to produce high-quality software designs, architecture roadmaps, and technical standards. Strong programming and analytical skills, with the ability to apply AI-driven approaches to solve complex problems.

You’ll have experience in leading Proofs of Concept (PoCs), technology evaluations, and innovation initiatives from concept through to production. Designing and delivering end-to-end solution flows across complex enterprise environments. Defining platform architecture for: Model servingAI gatewaysAPIsObservabilitySecurity and governance. Collaborating across engineering, product, architecture, data science, and security teams to deliver business outcomes. You'll need an experience of 12+ years with teh below skillsets.

You’ll also need: Technical Skills:

• Proven expertise in creating High-Level Solution Designs (HLSDs) and Detailed Solution Designs.


• Hands-on experience with DevOps tools, including Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.


• Proficiency in Python for platform engineering, automation, and AI/ML solution development.


• Strong experience in Cloud Architecture, preferably AWS.


• Strong programming and analytical skills with practical experience applying AI to real-world problems.

Good to Have:

• Experience with Amazon Connect.


• Familiarity with AI agents, Guardrails, and Responsible AI principles and implementations.


• Expertise in GenAI platform architecture, AI/ML solutions, and cloud-native technologies.


• AWS Cloud Architect certification is an added advantage.


• Strong knowledge of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases, model orchestration, and LLM-based solutions

Hours

45

Job Posting Closing Date

27/10/2026