Principal Engineer- Backend
CodeRabbit
NewPosted yesterdayLOCATION
Bengaluru · Hybrid
EXPERIENCE
10+ Years
TYPE
FullTime
SKILLS REQUIRED
System DesignDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentScalabilityTechnical Leadership
Job description
Overview
Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership across the organization, shaping technical vision, architecting solutions for complex problems, and building an engineering culture focused on developer tooling excellence.
What you'll do
- Drive technical vision and architecture decisions across multiple teams
- Design and implement core systems that power the AI code review platform
- Identify and solve complex technical challenges that impact product scalability and performance
- Collaborate with engineering leadership to establish technical standards and best practices
- Mentor engineers across the organization and elevate the technical capabilities of the team
- Contribute to open source projects that align with the company mission
- Partner with product leadership to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Evaluate new technologies and recommend adoption strategies
What you'll need
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Proven track record of technical leadership on complex, large-scale software systems
- Deep expertise in at least one programming language and familiarity with multiple others
- Extensive experience building developer tools, platforms, or infrastructure
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud architecture, and system design patterns
- History of meaningful open source contributions or maintenance
- Experience mentoring and growing other engineers
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
Nice to have
- Experience in static analysis, compilers, or programming language theory
- Track record of published technical content (blogs, talks, papers)
- Experience with code review systems and development workflows
- Familiarity with large language models and their applications
- Previous experience at a developer tools company
- Open source contributions
- Advanced degree in Computer Science or related field
Details
- Location: Bengaluru
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Principal Engineer- Backend
