# Principal Engineer

> Weekday AI · Hyderabad, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-25

**Salary:** INR 2,700,000–4,000,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform

## Description

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗥𝘀 𝟮𝟳𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 - 𝗥𝘀 𝟰𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 (𝗶𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟮𝟳-𝟰𝟬 𝗟𝗣𝗔)

Experience: 12+ yrs

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for an experienced **Senior Technology Professional** to join a high-performing engineering environment in Hyderabad. The role is suited for a seasoned technology leader who can contribute to the design, development, and delivery of large-scale, customer-focused technology solutions.

The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to build scalable, reliable, and high-quality solutions.

## Requirements

### Key Responsibilities

-   Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable enterprise technology solutions.
-   Translate business and product requirements into robust technical architectures and implementation plans.
-   Collaborate with engineering, product, architecture, operations, and business teams to deliver strategic initiatives.
-   Drive technical design decisions with a focus on scalability, reliability, security, performance, and maintainability.
-   Contribute to the development and modernization of large-scale applications and distributed systems.
-   Identify technical risks, dependencies, and performance bottlenecks and drive appropriate solutions.
-   Review technical designs, code, and implementation approaches to ensure engineering quality.
-   Establish and promote software engineering best practices, coding standards, testing approaches, and development processes.
-   Troubleshoot complex technical and production issues and provide effective resolutions.
-   Support the adoption of modern technologies, automation, cloud capabilities, and engineering practices.
-   Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers and development teams.
-   Work closely with stakeholders to communicate technical decisions, project progress, risks, and delivery plans.
-   Contribute to continuous improvement of system performance, operational efficiency, and customer experience.
-   Ensure solutions are delivered within agreed timelines and meet defined quality and business objectives.

### What Makes You a Great Fit

-   **12+ years of experience** in software engineering, technology, architecture, or a related technical discipline.
-   Strong experience working on **large-scale, enterprise-grade technology platforms**.
-   Proven ability to design and deliver scalable, secure, highly available, and reliable solutions.
-   Strong understanding of modern software architecture, distributed systems, APIs, databases, and cloud technologies.
-   Experience working across the complete software development lifecycle.
-   Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to resolve complex technical challenges.
-   Excellent understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, testing, performance optimization, and code quality.
-   Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in Agile or other modern development environments.
-   Strong technical leadership and stakeholder-management capabilities.
-   Ability to mentor engineers and influence technical decisions across teams.
-   Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
-   Strong ownership mindset and ability to work independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
-   Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline is preferred.

## Apply

[Apply at Weekday AI](https://apply.workable.com/weekday-1/j/A16F8DDA6D/apply)

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