Principal Software Engineer – Platform & Services

Jobtailor; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Senior Platform Architect to own end-to-end platform and services architecture, aligning with product strategy and enterprise standards. You will define data contracts, service interaction patterns, and API lifecycle governance while driving reliability and security across distributed systems.

Lead implementation of high-throughput microservices, event-driven integrations, and cloud-native solutions on AWS/Azure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 14–18+ years of professional software engineering experience in platform, integration, or large-scale distributed systems roles.
• Deep expertise in API development (REST, gRPC, GraphQL) and microservices; hands-on with event streaming (Kafka/Event Hubs).
• Strong proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) , container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes) , and CI/CD at scale.
• Demonstrated leadership in security-first designs (OAuth2/JWT, RBAC) and observability (metrics/logs/traces) for production platforms.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management; ability to influence architecture and execution across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end platform and services architecture aligning to product strategy.
• Define domain boundaries, data contracts, and service interaction patterns.
• Set API lifecycle standards and drive adoption across teams.
• Lead design/review of high-throughput microservices and event-driven integrations.
• Champion cloud-native architectures on AWS/Azure and container orchestration.
• Establish observability standards and operational readiness.
• Enforce security and RBAC across services and data products.
• Mentor Lead/Senior engineers and uplift API & DevOps practices.
• Evaluate tooling and codify best practices across the organization.

Skills

API Development

Microservices Architecture

Event Streaming

Cloud Platforms

Container Orchestration

CI/CD

Data Governance

Observability Standards

Service Reliability Practices

Technical Standards

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

API Gateways

Observability Stack

Job description

• Own the end‑to‑end platform & services architecture (API/microservices/event‑driven) and align it to product strategy, business outcomes, and enterprise standards
• Define domain boundaries, data contracts, and service interaction patterns (REST/gRPC/GraphQL, pub/sub) for real‑time and batch consumption across applications and analytics
• Set technical standards for API lifecycle management (versioning, documentation, governance) and drive adoption across teams
• Lead design and review of high‑throughput microservices and event‑driven integrations (Kafka/Event Hubs), ensuring reliability, elasticity, and cost efficiency
• Champion cloud‑native architectures on AWS/Azure, container orchestration with Docker/Kubernetes , and service reliability practices (SLOs, error budgets, incident response)
• Establish observability standards (metrics, logs, traces) and operational readiness, integrating with platform telemetry and dashboards
• Enforce API and data security (OAuth2, JWT), role‑based access control, and compliance‑by‑design across services and data products
• Drive consistent data governance for platform‑exposed datasets, collaborating with Data Engineering on lineage, quality, and stewardship
• Partner with Data Engineering, product, and manufacturing domain experts to align service design with digital‑twin/Omniverse and analytics use cases; ensure performance for low‑latency scenarios (e.g., predictive maintenance, dynamic scheduling)
• Mentor Lead/Senior engineers; uplift teams in API design, microservices, DevOps automation , and platform reliability practices
• Evaluate and guide tool/vendor choices (API gateways/management, observability stack) and codify best practices across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 14–18+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant time in platform, integration, or large‑scale distributed systems roles
• Deep expertise in API development (REST, gRPC, GraphQL) and microservices architecture ; hands‑on with event streaming (Kafka/Event Hubs)
• Strong proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) , container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes) , and CI/CD at scale
• Demonstrated leadership in security‑first designs (OAuth2/JWT, RBAC) and observability (metrics/logs/traces) for production platforms
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management; ability to influence architecture and execution across multiple teams.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in API Development, Microservices Architecture, and Cloud‑Native Solutions, with a strong focus on Security and Observability practices. Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams and drive platform reliability and governance in large‑scale distributed systems.

Highest‑signal resume keywords

• API Development
• Microservices Architecture
• Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure)
• Event Streaming (Kafka/Event Hubs)
• Security-First Design (OAuth2/JWT)

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• API Development
• Microservices Architecture
• Event Streaming
• Cloud Platforms
• Container Orchestration
• CI/CD
• Data Governance
• Observability Standards
• Service Reliability Practices
• Technical Standards

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Mentoring

Industry Keywords

• Platform Architecture
• Integration
• Distributed Systems
• Data Contracts
• Real‑Time Consumption

Tools & Technologies

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• API Gateways
• Observability Stack