Principal Software Engineer

In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative features and platform enhancements, providing architectural leadership for scalable web applications using modern frameworks and micro frontend architectures. You will lead and mentor frontend engineers, conduct code reviews, and drive architectural decisions. Responsibilities include cross-functional collaboration, performance optimization, and representing the team at conferences and through technical publications.

Must Have

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a vibrant team of frontend engineers to deliver high-quality products.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement within the team.
• Conduct regular code reviews to ensure best practices and maintain code quality.
• Lead knowledge-sharing sessions and encourage continual learning within the team.
• Work closely with product managers, UX designers, and backend engineers to ensure seamless integration of features.
• Translate business requirements into clear technical tasks and coordinate scope with cross-functional peers.
• Proactively identify and mitigate cross-team dependencies.
• Drive architectural decisions, promote modern best practices, and ensure long-term viability.
• Guide teams on implementing new frameworks or libraries, ensuring consistent adoption.
• Architect next-generation frontend applications and micro-frontends.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate application performance across various devices and browsers.
• Profile and debug performance bottlenecks, ensuring optimal load times.
• Implement advanced tooling and instrumentation for proactive performance tuning.
• Represent the team at conferences and technical meetups, sharing insights and best practices.
• Write and publish technical blog posts to showcase innovations and thought leadership.
• Collaborate with marketing to highlight product achievements and engineering stories.
• BE/BTech degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience focused on web technologies focusing on React.
• Hands-on experience architecting microfrontend frameworks using Webpack Module Federation and distributed runtime composition.
• Proven expertise in React 18 and Next.js — Pages and App Router, including SSR, hydration, server components, and edge rendering flows.
• Strong command over modern JavaScript and TypeScript for building robust, type-safe applications.
• Expert-level knowledge of bundler tooling (Webpack, Vite, Rollup, Turbopack) with proven ability to design optimized build pipelines, perform bundle analysis, and manage cross-app dependencies.
• Deep understanding of CDN configurations, caching strategies, and cloud deployments to ensure fast, resilient delivery of frontend applications.
• Practical experience with CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI) to enable continuous testing and delivery pipelines for distributed teams.
• Proficient in containerization and cloud platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/Azure/GCP) for scalable frontend deployments and environment reproducibility.
• Familiar with monitoring and observability tools (Datadog, Sentry, Grafana) to track frontend health metrics and drive data-backed performance improvements.
• Capable of writing and publishing technical blog posts, RFCs, and architectural guides to influence at organization scale and mentor senior engineers.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Good to Have

• Past experience speaking at conferences, contributing to open-source projects, or writing technical content.

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive suite of benefits designed to help each member of our team thrive.
• Voluntary healthcare coverage in countries where applicable.
• Paid time off to recharge and spend time with loved ones.
• Open Mentoring Program designed to create meaningful connections that support growth and amplify our focus.

Job Description

What Does Success Look Like

In this role, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative features and platform enhancements that drive continuous improvement. You’ll provide architectural leadership and foster new ideas, building scalable web applications using modern frameworks and micro frontend architectures. Additionally, you’ll champion our engineering efforts by sharing insights and best practices at conferences, community events, and in technical blog posts.

What You’ll Do

• Leadership and Team Mentoring:
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a vibrant team of frontend engineers to deliver high-quality products. To foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement within the team.
• Conduct regular code reviews to ensure best practices and maintain code quality.
• Lead knowledge-sharing sessions and encourage continual learning within the team.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• Work closely with product managers, UX designers, and backend engineers to ensure seamless integration of features.
• Translate business requirements into clear technical tasks and coordinate scope with cross-functional peers.
• Proactively identify and mitigate cross-team dependencies.
• Technical Excellence:
• Drive architectural decisions, promote modern best practices, and ensure long-term viability.
• Guide teams on implementing new frameworks or libraries, ensuring consistent adoption.
• Architect next-generation frontend applications and micro-frontends.
• Performance Optimization
• Continuously monitor and evaluate application performance across various devices and browsers.
• Profile and debug performance bottlenecks, ensuring optimal load times.
• Implement advanced tooling and instrumentation for proactive performance tuning.
• Outbound Evangelism:
• Represent the team at conferences and technical meetups, sharing insights and best practices.
• Write and publish technical blog posts to showcase innovations and thought leadership.
• Collaborate with marketing to highlight product achievements and engineering stories.

What Makes You Qualified

Educational Qualifications and Experience:

• BE/BTech degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience focused on web technologies focusing on React.

Technical Skills:

• Hands-on experience architecting microfrontend frameworks using Webpack Module Federation and distributed runtime composition.
• Proven expertise in React 18 and Next.js — Pages and App Router, including SSR, hydration, server components, and edge rendering flows.
• Strong command over modern JavaScript and TypeScript for building robust, type-safe applications.
• Expert-level knowledge of bundler tooling (Webpack, Vite, Rollup, Turbopack) with proven ability to design optimized build pipelines, perform bundle analysis, and manage cross-app dependencies.
• Deep understanding of CDN configurations, caching strategies, and cloud deployments to ensure fast, resilient delivery of frontend applications.
• Practical experience with CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI) to enable continuous testing and delivery pipelines for distributed teams.
• Proficient in containerization and cloud platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/Azure/GCP) for scalable frontend deployments and environment reproducibility.
• Familiar with monitoring and observability tools (Datadog, Sentry, Grafana) to track frontend health metrics and drive data-backed performance improvements.
• Capable of writing and publishing technical blog posts, RFCs, and architectural guides to influence at organization scale and mentor senior engineers.

Soft Skills:

• Exceptional problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Past Experience speaking at conferences, contributing to open-source projects, or writing technical content.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.