Principal Software Engineer - 260421-6

kaseya; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaseya is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the technical strategy, architecture, and evolution of large-scale systems that support key business capabilities. This role will drive company-wide architectural initiatives, AI adoption, platform modernization, and engineering excellence while influencing senior leadership.

You will mentor senior engineers, establish standards, and align multiple teams toward long-term technical and business goals, ensuring reliability, performance, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, including defining and driving technical strategy at an organizational level.
• Deep experience designing and evolving large-scale distributed systems and cloud-based platform architectures.
• Hands-on experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure and cloud-native patterns.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive technical alignment across teams without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and evolution of large-scale, distributed systems and platform architectures.
• Define and drive company-wide technical strategy aligned with long-term business and product objectives.
• Establish architectural principles, standards, and best practices for scalability and maintainability.
• Drive AI-assisted development and AI-enabled capabilities across the organization.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning multiple systems and business units.
• Identify and mitigate systemic technical risks and drive modernization and debt reduction.
• Advance system reliability, scalability, performance, observability, and operational maturity.
• Mentor and influence senior technical talent with engineering excellence.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Technical strategy

Stakeholder influence

AI adoption

Platform modernization

Mentoring

Architecture leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Pulumi

Bicep

Job description

About Kaseya

Kaseya is the leading provider of AI-powered IT management and cybersecurity software, serving Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and internal IT organizations worldwide. Our comprehensive platform helps organizations efficiently manage, secure, and automate their IT environments, driving operational efficiency and long-term business success.

Backed by Insight Partners , a leading global software investor, Kaseya has experienced sustained double-digit growth and continues to expand its global footprint. Today, Kaseya supports customers in more than 20 countries and manages over 15 million endpoints worldwide.

Founded in 2000, Kaseya has built a culture centered around innovation, accountability, and results. We are a high-growth, high-performance organization that values individuals who are driven, adaptable, and committed to delivering exceptional outcomes for our customers and teammates alike.

At Kaseya, success comes from embracing challenges, moving with urgency, and continuously raising the bar.

Position Summary

The Principal Software Engineer will lead the technical strategy, architecture, and evolution of critical, large-scale systems that support key business capabilities. This role will drive company-wide architectural initiatives, AI adoption, platform modernization, and engineering excellence while influencing senior leadership and aligning multiple engineering organizations toward long-term technical and business goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of large-scale, distributed systems and platform architectures.
• Define and drive company-wide technical strategy aligned with long-term business and product objectives.
• Establish architectural principles, standards, and best practices to ensure scalability, consistency, and maintainability.
• Drive the strategic adoption of AI-assisted development practices and AI-enabled capabilities across the organization.
• Lead cross-functional and cross-organizational initiatives spanning multiple systems, domains, and business units.
• Identify and mitigate systemic technical risks and drive long-term modernization and technical debt reduction initiatives.
• Advance system reliability, scalability, performance, observability, and operational maturity across the organization.
• Mentor and influence senior technical talent while promoting a culture of engineering excellence and high technical standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, including experience defining and driving technical strategy at an organizational or company-wide level.
• Deep experience designing and evolving large-scale distributed systems and cloud-based platform architectures.
• Strong hands‑on experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure and cloud-native architecture patterns.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive technical alignment across multiple teams and organizations without direct authority.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with .NET full-stack and API development across frontend and backend technologies.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages, including Rust, C#, or JavaScript.
• Experience with microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, serverless architectures , and infrastructure -as-code tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or Bicep.
• Strong knowledge of modern authentication and authorization mechanisms, including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML.
• Deep experience with observability, monitoring, distributed tracing , and reliability engineering practices.
• Experience with CI/CD systems, automated testing, progressive deployment strategies, and modern software delivery practices.
• Strong understanding of modern security practices, including secure coding, threat modeling, and vulnerability remediation

Additional information

Kaseya provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, age, ancestry, gender, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.