Principal Engineer - FullStack – Catalog

Black Rock Groups; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Tech Mahindra is seeking a Principal Engineer to drive platform architecture and modernization from Irvine, CA. You will own technical direction, deliver proofs of concept, and contribute production-grade code while leading cross-team initiatives.

The role requires 12+ years of software engineering, deep expertise across languages (C#/.NET, Go, Java, Python) and strong APIs, data modeling, and frontend experience. Collaboration across dispersed teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience at Staff/Principal level.
• Experience driving cross-team technical decisions, architecture and strategy.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools and production systems.
• Experience collaborating across product, data, security and infra teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and own platform architecture and engineering strategy.
• Lead large-scale platform modernization initiatives.
• Build proofs of concept and contribute production-grade code.
• Drive architecture reviews and engineering standards.
• Resolve cross-team technical dependencies.

Skills

C#/.NET

Go

Java

Python

APIs & distributed systems

Data modeling & event-driven

React or frontend

Platform modernization

Job description

Principal Engineer - FullStack Catalog

Location- Irvine, California

Salary- $130K/Y

Candidate in PST time zone preferred

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own platform architecture and engineering strategy
• Lead large-scale platform modernization initiatives
• Build proofs of concept and contribute production-grade code
• Drive architecture reviews and engineering standards
• Resolve cross-team technical dependencies

Required Technical Skills

• Deep expertise in C#/.NET, Go, Java, or Python
• High-scale APIs and distributed systems
• Data modeling 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.
• Experience working with distributed teams (US, China, LATAM).

The pay range for this role is $130,000 - $135,000* 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).

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].