Senior Principal Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Principal Engineer based in India.

We are seeking a highly experienced engineering leader to define and execute the architectural vision for large-scale digital applications. This individual contributor role will influence technology strategy across complex Web, Mobile, and API platforms, helping teams evolve toward scalable, modern engineering practices. You will work closely with product and engineering leaders to align technical decisions with customer needs and business objectives. The role combines deep architectural expertise, hands-on technical contribution, and mentorship of senior engineering talent. You will drive transformation initiatives, improve engineering standards, and enable the development of innovative AI-powered workflows. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact within a global technology environment focused on building intelligent, scalable solutions.

Accountabilities:: The Senior Principal Engineer will be responsible for shaping the technical direction of application platforms, driving architectural excellence, and enabling engineering teams to deliver scalable and customer-focused solutions. This role requires strategic thinking, strong technical depth, and the ability to influence teams across a large engineering organization.

Define and drive the technical strategy and architecture vision across a broad application portfolio, including Web, Mobile, and Headless platforms.

Establish scalable frontend architecture standards that improve consistency, performance, maintainability, and developer productivity.

Lead technology transformation initiatives, evolving application systems toward platform-driven architectures and modern API-first approaches.

Partner with Product leadership to ensure engineering strategies align with customer needs, business priorities, and product evolution.

Mentor and coach senior engineers, promoting technical excellence, ownership, and effective decision-making.

Facilitate alignment across multiple engineering teams on complex projects, priorities, outcomes, and delivery approaches.

Collaborate with Design Systems teams to influence shared UI components, design standards, and engineering integration practices.

Evaluate emerging technologies and architectural patterns, including AI-driven and agent-based workflows.

Drive technical governance by identifying systemic risks, improving engineering practices, and leading technical reviews.

Balance long-term architectural strategy with hands-on coding, prototyping, and technical problem-solving.

Support the creation of robust systems capable of handling complex user experiences and large-scale data environments.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate is a seasoned software engineering leader with extensive experience designing large-scale systems, influencing technical strategy, and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful products.

15+ years of experience as a senior or principal-level software engineer, with deep expertise in frontend architecture and enterprise-scale applications.

Proven experience leading technology transformation initiatives across organizations with large engineering teams.

Strong knowledge of modern API design patterns, including REST and GraphQL, within distributed environments.

Experience with agent integration patterns, such as Model Context Protocol (MCP) or similar technologies.

Deep understanding of frontend architecture, frameworks, scalability, and long-term maintainability strategies.

Proven ability to design and scale complex user interfaces supporting high traffic and large datasets.

Strong product mindset with experience collaborating closely with product leaders to solve customer challenges.

Ability to combine strategic architectural thinking with hands-on engineering execution.

Experience evaluating and adopting new technologies while balancing innovation and operational stability.

Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders, facilitate alignment, and drive consensus across distributed teams.

Benefits:

Opportunity to work on high-impact technology initiatives within a global engineering environment.

Flexible and collaborative work culture designed to support innovation and ownership.

Remote-friendly working environment with international collaboration opportunities.

Exposure to advanced technologies, large-scale platforms, and AI-driven solutions.

Career growth opportunities through technical leadership, mentorship, and strategic ownership.

Opportunity to influence engineering practices and architecture decisions at significant scale.

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