Principal Engineer - Backend Development

As a Principal Engineer at our company, you will be responsible for leading the end-to-end architecture, design, and implementation of highly scalable, distributed, and performant systems. Your role will involve providing strong technical leadership, driving engineering excellence, and mentoring teams while working hands-on across backend technologies and cloud infrastructure. Key Responsibilities: - Lead end-to-end system design and architecture for large-scale distributed applications - Drive technical strategy and architectural decisions across multiple teams - Design and implement scalable, resilient, and high-performance backend systems - Define and enforce best practices for system design, API design, and coding standards - Lead architectural reviews and provide technical guidance to engineering teams - Collaborate with Product, DevOps, and Cloud teams for seamless delivery - Ensure system reliability, observability, and performance optimization - Mentor senior engineers and foster technical excellence Qualifications Required: - Strong hands-on experience in Java (Spring Boot, Microservices architecture) and GoLang - Experience building and scaling distributed systems with deep understanding of RESTful API design & event-driven architectures - Strong knowledge of distributed system principles, design patterns, scalability & fault tolerance, performance optimization, caching strategies, and database design (SQL & NoSQL) - Experience with AWS Cloud services like EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, IAM, etc. - Strong knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring & observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.) - Strong leadership and decision-making abilities with excellent stakeholder communication and ability to influence cross-functional teams - Strategic thinking with hands-on execution mindset In addition to the technical qualifications and responsibilities, here are some additional details about our company: We focus on industries like High-Tech, communication, media, healthcare, retail, and telecom. Our customer list is full of fantastic global brands and leaders who love what we build for them. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse team of highly talented individuals in an open, laidback environment. We prioritize work-life balance and offer flexible work schedules, opportunities to work from home, and various benefits such as family medical insurance, professional development programs, and fun perks like sports events, cultural activities, and corporate parties. As a Principal Engineer at our company, you will be responsible for leading the end-to-end architecture, design, and implementation of highly scalable, distributed, and performant systems. Your role will involve providing strong technical leadership, driving engineering excellence, and mentoring teams while working hands-on across backend technologies and cloud infrastructure. Key Responsibilities: - Lead end-to-end system design and architecture for large-scale distributed applications - Drive technical strategy and architectural decisions across multiple teams - Design and implement scalable, resilient, and high-performance backend systems - Define and enforce best practices for system design, API design, and coding standards - Lead architectural reviews and provide technical guidance to engineering teams - Collaborate with Product, DevOps, and Cloud teams for seamless delivery - Ensure system reliability, observability, and performance optimization - Mentor senior engineers and foster technical excellence Qualifications Required: - Strong hands-on experience in Java (Spring Boot, Microservices architecture) and GoLang - Experience building and scaling distributed systems with deep understanding of RESTful API design & event-driven architectures - Strong knowledge of distributed system principles, design patterns, scalability & fault tolerance, performance optimization, caching strategies, and database design (SQL & NoSQL) - Experience with AWS Cloud services like EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, IAM, etc. - Strong knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring & observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.) - Strong leadership and decision-making abilities with excellent stakeholder communication and ability to influence cross-functional teams - Strategic thinking with hands-on execution mindset In addition to the technical qualifications and responsibilities, here are some additional details about our company: We focus on industries like High-Tech, communication, media, healthcare, retail, and telecom. Our customer list is full of fantastic global brands and leaders who love what we build for them. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse team of highly talented individuals in an open, laidback environment. We prioritize work-life balance and offer flexible work schedules, opportunities to work from home, and various benefits such as fam