Principal Engineer/DevOps

About

We are looking for a highly accomplished and technically sharp Principal Engineer to serve as the technical anchor for our delivery teams. This role is technology‑agnostic, responsible for strengthening engineering quality, technical delivery, and process maturity across all projects helping us span varied technology stacks, domains, and sizes. The ideal candidate combines hands‑on technical expertise, architectural foresight, and delivery discipline with a passion for driving engineering excellence. You will play a critical role in identifying and closing technical gaps, mentoring engineering teams, and institutionalizing strong practices that improve delivery predictability, productivity, and product quality.

Engineering Governance & Quality Oversight

• Define and enforce engineering best practices across projects, including coding standards, review processes, branching strategies, CI/CD workflows, and security practices
• Conduct periodic quality audits and codebase reviews to ensure adherence to standards, scalability, and maintainability principles
• Identify recurring technical issues and establish organizational‑level corrective measures
• Partner with Delivery Leads/Architects/Technical Leads to ensure that each project maintains a technical quality baseline

Technical Leadership & Solutioning

• Provide hands‑on guidance in solution architecture, design reviews, and performance optimization across different technologies (frontend, backend, data, and cloud)
• Act as a go‑to technical advisor for complex design or implementation challenges across teams
• Support technical evaluations during presales or large project transitions
• Encourage the adoption of modern engineering approaches: microservices, cloud‑native design, automation, and DevOps/CloudOps

Practice Building & Innovation

• Lead the introduction of new engineering practices, tools, and frameworks to enhance developer productivity and delivery quality
• Benchmark and implement static code analysis, automated reviews, and observability mechanisms
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to elevate engineering maturity across projects
• Partner with the leadership team to define a center of excellence (CoE) for software engineering practices

Mentoring & Capability Development

• Mentor technical leads, architects, and senior engineers to build stronger engineering ownership and depth
• Conduct technical training sessions and internal workshops to spread best practices
• Promote a culture of learning, innovation, and accountability within engineering teams

Delivery Excellence & Risk Mitigation

• Review technical aspects of project deliveries not limited to architecture, performance, scalability, and quality compliance
• Collaborate with project and delivery managers to identify early technical risks and implement mitigation strategies
• Ensure that project teams are aligned on engineering direction, tool usage, and technology evolution
• Support periodic technical quality assessments and report findings to senior leadership

Skills and Experience

• Experience: 12 to 15 years in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a senior technical leadership or architectural governance role
• Technology Agnostic: Deep understanding of modern architectures, including microservices, APIs, event‑driven systems, and distributed environments across multiple tech stacks (e.g., Java, .NET, NodeJS, Python, JS Frameworks, AWS, etc.)
• DevOps & CI/CD: Experience defining and implementing pipelines, branching models, and automated deployments
• Code Quality & Security: Proven track record of implementing code review culture, static analysis, and secure development lifecycle practices
• Tooling Awareness: Familiarity with productivity and governance tools like SonarQube, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Cloud Exposure: Solid understanding of cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and architectural trade‑offs
• Delivery Acumen: Experience supporting multi‑project environments from smaller digital builds to large enterprise programs
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication, stakeholder alignment, and leadership presence to drive change across teams

Personal Attributes

• Passionate about building world‑class engineering culture
• Hands‑on, logical, and outcome‑focused technical leader
• Capable of influencing without authority and building cross‑team alignment
• A continuous learner who encourages teams to stay ahead of technology trends
• Detail‑oriented yet able to maintain a holistic view of engineering strategy (ref:hirist.)