Job Description
Role: Principal Full Stack Engineer
Location: Remote (Indian)
Experience: 12+ Years
Job Summary:
Seeking an experienced Principal Engineer to lead the technical design, architecture, and delivery of an enterprise-grade Multi-Cloud FinOps Platform. This role will own the end-to-end technical vision, mentor senior engineers, and drive architectural decisions across data engineering, cloud infrastructure, and application development.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership: Define and own the overall technical architecture for the CloudFin platform spanning Azure, AWS, and OCI integration. Drive technical roadmap planning and sprint execution.
Architecture & Design: Lead architectural decisions for data lakehouse design, API layer, and frontend applications. Design the medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) using Delta Lake and Databricks.
Data Engineering: Architect data ingestion pipelines from multiple cloud providers using Event Hubs, Azure Functions, and Delta Live Tables. Define data governance strategy using Unity Catalog (row/column-level security).
Algorithm Design: Design cost allocation, chargeback, and shared cost distribution algorithms.
Infrastructure & Security: Architect AKS deployment for backend microservices with proper scaling and resilience. Ensure alignment with enterprise security patterns (zero-trust, private endpoints, managed identities).
Mentorship: Mentor and guide senior full-stack engineers on complex technical problems. Conduct code reviews and ensure high-quality deliverables.
Collaboration: Collaborate with product management (CCoE) to translate business requirements into technical specifications.
Required Technical Qualifications
Experience:
12+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years in principal or staff engineer roles.
5+ years of experience with cloud platforms, preferably Azure with exposure to AWS and OCI.
3+ years of experience with data engineering and lakehouse architectures.
Proven track record of delivering enterprise-scale platforms from inception to production.
Technical Skills:
Core Stack: Expert-level proficiency in React, Python, and TypeScript.
Data & Analytics: Deep experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, and Spark.
Cloud Services: Strong knowledge of Azure services including AKS, ADLS Gen2, Event Hubs, Azure Functions, and API Management.
API Development: Proficiency in designing RESTful APIs and GraphQL services using FastAPI or similar frameworks.
DevOps: Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
Domain Knowledge: Knowledge of FinOps principles and cloud cost management concepts.
Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills, strong problem-solving abilities, and experience leading distributed engineering teams.
