Principal Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design, architecture, and development of scalable, secure, and high-availability systems.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams: guide system decisions, review code, and uphold engineering standards
• Mentor and coach engineers across levels, fostering growth and improving team capability.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices including cloud-native architecture, CI/CD automation, IaC, and observability.
• Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and long-term platform risks.
• Ensure systems meet best practices for security, reliability, maintainability, and compliance.
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with a strong track record of delivering complex systems at scale.
• Proven experience in technical leadership, system architecture, and guiding engineering teams.
• Strong proficiency in backend or full-stack development using languages like Java, Go, or Node.js.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices, API design, and event-driven architectures.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS), Kubernetes, Docker, and Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases, data modelling, caching, and performance tuning.
• Well-versed in CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and production operations.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to align stakeholders on technical decisions.
• Passion for engineering excellence, clean architecture, and building solutions for impact.

Ikas International (Asia) Pte Ltd

Sanderson-iKas is the brand name for iKas International (Asia) Pte Ltd

EA Licence No: 16S8086 | EA Registration No. R1988468

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