# Principal Engineer

> Weekday AI · Bengaluru, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-05

**Salary:** INR 4,500,000–9,000,000

**Workplace:** on_site

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

## Description

**This role is for one of Weekday’s clients  
Salary range: Rs 4500000 - Rs 9000000 (ie INR 45 - 90 LPA)**

  
Min Experience: 14+ years  
Location: Bengaluru  
JobType: full-time

## Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field  
 

 12+ years of experience building and operating large-scale backend systems, including significant experience designing distributed systems in production environments.  
 

 Prior experience as a Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, or equivalent technical leadership role.  
 

 Strong hands-on experience designing and building backend systems using Golang ( our primary backend programming language) or equivalent experience in Java, Python, or C++.  
 

 Deep understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, consistency models, asynchronous architectures, and system reliability.  
 

 Experience building and operating high-availability services in cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.  
 

 Strong experience diagnosing and solving complex system problems related to performance, reliability, and scalability.  
 

 Experience designing data models and storage systems using relational and NoSQL databases.  
 

 Strong technical communication skills with the ability to influence engineers and stakeholders across teams.

Must-have skills

Distributed Systems

Good-to-have skills

Design, MySQL, Golang

## Apply

[Apply at Weekday AI](https://apply.workable.com/weekday-1/j/DA7196C28C/apply)

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