Job Description
The Principal Engineer is accountable for the end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-team engineering projects. The role provides technical direction across systems, infrastructure and architecture while ensuring high-quality, timely and predictable delivery.
AI is central to the engineering approach. The Principal Engineer is expected to lead AI-driven development, including specifying, orchestrating, evaluating and automating engineering workflows, while maintaining strong core software engineering practices.
The role reports to the Head of Engineering and is part of the Product & Technology India team, working closely with Engineering, Product, Technology and business stakeholders in a fast-paced, agile environment.
Key Responsibilities
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Technical Leadership: Owns complex technical initiatives, sets engineering standards and drives high-quality solutions across teams.
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AI-Driven Engineering: Promotes AI-native development practices, including AI agents, automation, evaluation and responsible AI governance.
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Architecture & Design: Leads design reviews, drives technical decisions, manages architectural debt and ensures alignment across teams.
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Risk Management: Identifies and addresses technical, operational, security and AI-related risks.
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Delivery Management: Owns delivery predictability, quality, productivity and execution metrics across teams.
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Stakeholder Collaboration: Works closely with Product and Engineering teams to understand requirements and balance scope, speed and quality.
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Planning & Execution: Breaks down complex projects into manageable tasks, defines ownership and drives execution plans.
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Cross-Team Collaboration: Leads technical initiatives across teams and promotes reusable platforms, tools and engineering standards.
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Knowledge Sharing: Conducts workshops, shares technical expertise and encourages collaboration and knowledge sharing across teams.
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Agile Practices: Applies Agile and XP methodologies to improve development efficiency and delivery.
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Mentoring & Development: Mentors engineers, develops technical leaders and encourages system-level thinking.
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Recruitment & Performance: Participates in technical interviews and supports Engineering Managers with team performance development.
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Engineering Excellence: Continuously improves architectural health, engineering practices and overall team performance.
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