Principal Full Stack Engineer

Our client a global leader in the shipping industry is seeking a talented Software Engineer - Full Stack to join their dynamic team in Mumbai.

Principal Full Stack Engineer

Andheri Mumbai India

Organization :

In this role you will be the Senior Technical reference point for multiple product teams. Youll work across architecture design and delivery helping build scalable secure and cloud-native systems that connect ship and shore operations. You will spend your time guiding engineering decisions mentoring senior engineers and still contributing hands-on to critical components where your expertise adds the most value.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the technical blueprint for key product areas ensuring systems are modular resilient and built for scale.
  
• Set engineering standards for code quality architecture testing and observability across multiple teams.
  
• Work closely with product managers and business stakeholders to translate functional goals into robust technical solutions.
  
• Lead design discussions and technical reviews particularly around distributed systems microservices and event-driven patterns.
  
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI machine learning and advanced analytics to improve products and user experience.
  
• Provide technical coaching to senior and mid-level engineers helping them grow in system design debugging and performance optimisation.
  
• Collaborate with cloud and DevOps teams on deployment strategies cost optimisation security and disaster recovery.
  
• Step in hands-on when needed on complex modules spikes or incident resolution setting the benchmark for technical execution.
  
  

• Bachelor or Master degree in computer science information technology or other relevant field of study.
  
• 10 years of software engineering experience including at least 2 years in a principal staff or similar technical leadership role.
  
• Solid background in modern JavaScript/TypeScript with experience in React on the front end and or similar frameworks on the backend.
  
• Strong experience designing and operating distributed systems and microservice-based architectures.
  
• Practical expertise with one or more cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP) including CI/CD pipelines high-availability setups and performance tuning.
  
• Working knowledge of both relational and non-relational databases (for example PostgreSQL Oracle MongoDB) including data modelling and optimisation.
  
• Experience mentoring engineers influencing architecture across teams and engaging confidently with senior stakeholders.
  
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues in high-scale production environments.
  
• Exposure to Generative AI or AI-assisted development (e.g. integrating APIs using frameworks such as LangChain Vertex AI or Hugging Face) will be considered a plus.
  
• Experience with containers Kubernetes or serverless environments is an advantage.
  
• Knowledge of microservices micro frontends TDD Ansible is nice to have.
  
• Certifications in AWS Azure Agile scrum master will be advantageous.
  
  

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in the shipping industry.
  
• Collaborative and supportive work environment.
  
• Career growth and development opportunities within a leading MNC.
  

RECRUITMENT PROCESS: Please apply with an updated resume. All applications will be treated as strictly confidential. Our team will review your application and a consultant will get in touch with you accordingly.

Comaea Consulting