Senior Principal Staff Software Engineer (Technical Architect)

Overview

Senior Principal Staff Software Engineer (Technical Architect) to lead cross-stack architectural vision and govern full-stack technical standards for a SaaS platform.

What you'll do

• Define, govern, and execute a multi-year technical architecture roadmap across the application lifecycle.
• Establish and enforce enterprise-wide standards for design patterns, API contracts, and code governance.
• Lead hands-on technical work via deep design reviews, ADR authorship, and resolution of performance bottlenecks.
• Architect full-stack frameworks supporting Adaptive Applications and Agentic AI workflows in user-facing applications.
• Collaborate with product leadership, engineering directors, and DevOps/SRE to align business objectives to scalable architectures.
• Mentor principal-level engineering leaders and drive technical excellence across multiple feature pods.

What you'll need

• 14+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• 5+ years acting as a Technical Architect or System Architect overseeing multi-team systems.
• Advanced frontend architecture skills with React, Angular, or Vue.js, including micro-frontends and web performance optimization.
• Backend and microservices expertise in distributed systems and REST/GraphQL and event-driven designs.
• Experience with relational & NoSQL databases, Kafka/RabbitMQ, and cloud-native architecture on AWS/GCP/Azure.
• Foundational knowledge in security (OAuth/OIDC) and CI/CD automation and high-availability design.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Details

• On-site role based in Pune with 3–4 days in-office per week.