Principal Engineer

We are looking for a Principal Engineer with strong experience in building and scaling high-quality, scalable software products. The ideal candidate should have worked at strong product companies, preferably in B2B / B2B SaaS environments, and should have experience handling systems at meaningful scale.
Requirements:
7-8 years of strong software engineering experience with significant ownership of complex systems.
Experience working with good product companies and preferably B2B / B2B SaaS companies.
Strong understanding of system design, distributed systems, scalability, performance, and reliability.
Experience working on products/platforms that operate at a meaningful scale: large user base, high traffic, high transaction volume, or a large enterprise/customer footprint.
Strong problem-solving and architectural thinking.
Ability to independently drive technical initiatives from design to production.
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
AI/ML/GenAI experience is a strong plus, particularly experience building or integrating AI capabilities into production products.
Candidates with strong Node.js + React.js experience are relevant; however, the technology stack is open to candidates with strong engineering fundamentals and relevant AI/product experience.
Profile 1 AI/ML Expertise:
Candidates with strong hands-on expertise in AI/ML/GenAI models can come from any technology stack.
Node.js + React.js is not mandatory for these candidates.
Priority should be given to candidates who have worked on production-grade AI/ML systems, LLMs, GenAI, or AI-powered products.
Profile 2 Strong Software Engineering (Node.js + React.js ) No AI Expertise:
If the candidate does not have AI/ML expertise, then Node.js + React.js experience is mandatory.

Skills
AI, GenAI, LLM, ML, Node.js, React, React.js, distributed systems, scalability, system design

Experience
6-9 yrs