Principal Engineer (Java, AWS)

Overview

Lead the architecture and evolution of the AssetGraph Platform at scale, driving technical strategy, influencing platform direction, mentoring engineers, and delivering scalable, resilient, and high-performing systems that support critical business outcomes.

What you'll do

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of platform services using Java, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Redis, and Apache Kafka
• Design and implement distributed, event-driven microservices architectures with a strong focus on scalability, resilience, latency, and observability
• Take end-to-end ownership of platform capabilities, including architecture, engineering practices, software quality, deployment, operational excellence, and production support
• Lead large-scale, complex, and ambiguous technical initiatives from requirements clarification through execution and successful delivery
• Drive technical discussions and alignment across engineering teams, architects, Product Management, and Platform Engineering groups
• Serve as a technical leader during production incidents, driving Root Cause Analysis (RCA), issue resolution, and systemic improvements
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence through design reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing
• Influence engineering direction across organizations and enable teams to deliver scalable and reliable solutions
• Establish and promote engineering best practices that improve platform reliability, maintainability, and operational efficiency
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align technical decisions with broader product and business objectives

What you'll need

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with strong expertise in back-end development and distributed systems
• Extensive hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Representational State Transfer (REST) APIs, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Redis, and Docker
• Proven experience designing and developing scalable, highly available distributed platforms and microservices
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional technical initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams
• Strong technical leadership, analytical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and mentoring skills
• Ability to make sound architectural decisions while balancing scalability, performance, reliability, and maintainability

Nice to have

• Experience designing and operating large-scale, event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka or similar messaging technologies
• Experience building and maintaining cloud-native applications and distributed systems on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Familiarity with observability, monitoring, incident management, and production reliability practices
• Experience leading architectural reviews and defining engineering standards across multiple teams
• Experience optimizing distributed systems for performance, scalability, latency, and operational efficiency
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and influencing technical direction across engineering organizations

Details

• Location: Pune, India
• May require in-person onboarding and/or in-person ID verification