Principle Engineer - Full Stack Development - SaaS

- As a Principal Engineer, you will lead the full-stack development of one of major products by working cross-functionally with the product and design organizations. Within the product engineering team, this role reports directly to the Director of Engineering to drive complex technical solutions to meet the requirements of the product.

- This includes leading a team of engineers, guiding them towards the best technical design and implementations, owning the NFR engineering for the product, consulting with client engagement teams on client escalations and interacting with client teams for technology value articulation. Additionally, as an individual contributor, you will solve some of the more challenging aspects of the technology and ensure the timely delivery of product requirements.
 
MUST HAVE :

- Should have built a product from a scratch, coming from SaaS products background

- Candidates from hyper growth startups are highly preferred.

- A full stack developer who was in IC role from a long time and grown into managerial position.

- 8-10 years handson and extensive experience in C++/Java/Python

- Experience in Designing/Architecture /Decision making

Criteria to FULFILL :

- Possesses at least 5 years of experience in building and delivering products from scratch to meet enterprise requirements at scale

- Possesses at least 12 years of relevant experience writing applications using Java, C#, Python, or JavaScript

- Proficient in one or more cloud providers, including AWS, Azure, GCP

- Possesses a full-time Engineering Degree(Graduate/Post Graduate) - Computer Science preferred

- Prior experience with NoSQL databases and RDBMS systems

- Possesses an excellent understanding of UI visualization frameworks such as material design etc. and extensive experience in creating UI solutions leveraging Angular/AngularJS/React/D3

- Possesses hands-on programming skills - Knowledge of programming constructs, data structures and algorithms;

- Scripting languages/Framework (Python)

- Excellent story-telling skills to communicate complex ideas and solutions effectively

- Possess strong commitment to team environment dynamics with the ability to contribute expertise and follow leadership directives at appropriate times.

- Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills

Bonus Skills:

- Advanced knowledge of performance, scalability and software design, system architecture with an eye toward avoiding and reducing technical debt

- Knowledge of pattern recognition, image processing, OCR and NLP techniques

- Knowledge of traditional as well as modern machine learning/statistical techniques in one or more areas including regression, classification, deep learning and reinforcement learning;

- Knowledge regarding frontend performance improvements in most common browsers, cross-browser compatibility issues, sense for appeal & aesthetics from a usability perspective