Staff Principal Software Engineer

V2 Solutions; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

V2 Solutions in Bengaluru is seeking a senior software engineer with 8+ years of experience to join our engineering team. You will work across Node.js, Angular, and React, contributing to scalable distributed systems and cloud-based architectures.

The role emphasizes first-principles problem solving, leadership to mentor engineers, and the ability to adapt to new languages and frameworks, with strong emphasis on TDD, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering with strong fundamentals.
• Bachelor's or Master's in CS, Engineering, or related field.
• Extensive AWS cloud experience with distributed systems concepts (consistency, fault tolerance, scalability, observability).
• Ability to solve high-scope technical problems from first principles and adapt to new languages/frameworks.
• Familiarity with test-driven development, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers and establish sound practices for working with AI development tools.
• Architect scalable cloud-based solutions using Node.js, Angular, and React stack.
• Collaborate across product and operations to deliver robust microservices and APIs.
• Ensure code quality through TDD, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.

Skills

8+ years experience

JavaScript/TypeScript

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

AWS cloud

First-principles problem solving

Adaptability to new languages

Test-driven development

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Git

SQL/NoSQL

Cloud architectures

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

Job Description Essential:

• Experience: 8+ years in software engineering, with deep command of engineering fundamentals; our current stack centres on Node.js, Angular, and React, though breadth across technologies matters more than any single one.
• Education: Bachelor's or masters degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Cloud fundamentals: Extensive experience with cloud architectures such as AWS, and a first-principles understanding of how distributed systems behave, including consistency, fault tolerance, scalability, and observability.
• High agency and the ability to solve technical problems of the highest scope, complexity, and ambiguity from first principles.
• Ability to transition to new engineering languages and frameworks.
• Familiarity with test-driven development, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.

Technical Skills:

• Comfortable reading, writing, and reviewing code in more than one language, treating languages as interchangeable tools (our stack currently uses JavaScript and TypeScript); depth of engineering judgement matters more than proficiency in any one syntax.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices, and the trade-offs of distributed system design.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Familiarity with databases (SQL and NoSQL).

Leadership Skills:

• Proven ability to lead and mentor a team of engineers, and to establish sound practices for working with AI development tools.

Problem-Solving:

• Strong analytical, first-principles problem-solving skills, with a focus on delivering pragmatic, effective solutions.

Communication:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).