Principal Engineer

Tech Mahindra; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Tech Mahindra seeks a Principal Engineer/Architect (Full Stack) in Irvine, CA with 12+ years of software leadership. You will define platform architecture, drive strategy, and contribute code while influencing multiple teams.

The role supports onsite/hybrid/remote work and requires expertise in APIs, distributed systems, and frontend/backend technologies. Compensation ranges from $145k to $160k plus benefits.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with Staff/Principal level.
• Ability to drive cross-team technical decisions and platform direction.
• Experience designing large-scale distributed systems and AI-assisted development.

Responsibilities

• Define and own platform architecture and engineering strategy.
• Build proofs of concept and contribute production-grade code.
• Drive architecture reviews and engineering standards.

Skills

C#/.NET

Go

Java

Python

React

APIs

Distributed systems

Data modelling

Event-driven architecture

AI-driven SDLC

CI/CD

Observability

Education

Bachelor’s or higher in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Copilot

Claude Code

Cursor

Job description

At Tech Mahindra (Tech Mahindra | Connected World, Connected Experiences), we live the philosophy of connected world and connected experiences. We thrive on change that is powered by the intelligent symphony of technology and humans designing meaningful and sustainable experiences. Consumer ’experiences’ are driving and disrupting industries like never before. Businesses must build seamless yet simple enterprises that collaborate, synergize, and drive the change. Change that connects us all and empowers us to deliver experiences that span across the digital, the physical, the convergent, and everything in between. That’s when truly connected experiences manifest.

Extraordinary is when experiences come together – a continuous convergence of digital technologies, touchpoints, and most importantly people. It’s time to reimagine, reinvent, and revolutionize business models & operations as well as to transform enterprises into living, breathing, and connected businesses. We are the Digital Change makers who strive to change the way the world, communities, businesses, and humans interact digitally. We are harnessing the power of change, brought in by technologies, that makes it the most exciting time to be alive in the human history. Our universe, as we build it, disrupt it, and redesign it, is powering the digital change.

Tech Mahindra represents the connected world, offering innovative and customer-centric information technology experiences, enabling Enterprises, Associates, and the Society to Rise. It has 150,000+ professionals working for 1000+ Global Customers (including Fortune 500 companies) in 90 Countries. We’re part of the esteemed Mahindra group, headquartered in India. Under a new CEO, Tech Mahindra is committed to a transformative journey with 'Scale @ Speed' as our guiding principle.

Position Title: Principal Engineer /Architect Full Stack

Location: Irvine, California, or Anywhere in USA (preferably West Coast based or willing to work in PST Zone)

Work Mode : Onsite/Hybrid/Remote

JD

• Define and own platform architecture and engineering strategy
• Build proofs of concept and contribute production-grade code
• Drive architecture reviews and engineering standards

Required Technical Skills

• Deep expertise in C#/.NET, Go, Java, or Python
• High-scale APIs and distributed systems
• Data modelling and event-driven architectures
• React or modern frontend frameworks
• Platform modernization and migration experience

Required Leadership Skills

• 12+ years of software engineering experience, with significant tenure at Staff/Principal level.
• Drive cross-team technical decisions, platform direction, and multi-team initiatives (architecture alignment, trade-off resolution, execution).
• Define and scale AI-driven SDLC standards, including tools, guardrails, and automation patterns.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development (e.g., Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) to deliver production systems; able to articulate workflow impact and guardrails.
• Strong experience designing and evolving large-scale distributed systems (APIs, data pipelines, event driven systems, high-scale platforms).
• Proven cross-org leadership—driving architecture, standards, and platform initiatives across multiple teams.
• Elevate engineering quality through code reviews, architecture reviews, and mentoring senior engineers.
• Strong engineering fundamentals in code quality, testing, CI/CD, and observability while maintaining delivery velocity.
• Effective communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment without formal authority.
• Experience collaborating across product, data, security, and infrastructure teams.
• Track record of documenting and scaling architectural decisions and organizational learnings.

The pay range for this role is $145,000- $160,000 per annum including any bonuses or variable pay. Tech Mahindra also offers benefits like medical, vision, dental, life, disability insurance and paid time off (including holidays, parental leave, and sick leave, as required by law). Ask our recruiters for more details on our Benefits package. The exact offer terms will depend on the skill level, educational qualifications, experience and location of the candidate.

“Tech Mahindra is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We promote and support a diverse workforce at all levels of the company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodations also are available in the hiring process for applicants with disabilities. Candidates can request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the company ADA Coordinator at [e-mail].”