Principle Engineer

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Job Summary

Job Description

The Principal Engineer will lead the design and delivery of robust, scalable, and production-grade data systems within a high-growth, multi-venture environment. This role involves hands-on work and requires the ability to scale technical delivery without sacrificing speed, quality, or ownership. Key responsibilities include leading and mentoring a team of engineers, overseeing project execution, providing technical guidance, collaborating with cross-functional teams, implementing and maintaining ELT processes, ensuring data integrity, supporting data-driven decisions, and staying updated on industry trends. The role offers the chance to significantly impact the product roadmap and contribute to the scaling of technical capabilities within a dynamic environment.
Must have:
  • Experience in engineering or full-stack software engineering
  • Proven experience in managing and developing junior engineers
  • Strong proficiency in programming languages like Python or Java
  • Extensive experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
  • In-depth knowledge of cloud data platforms such as AWS or Azure
  • Experience with CI/CD practices for data solutions

Job Details

Title: Principle Engineer

Location: Mumbai, India (roles in Andheri East and / or Turbhe) 

Description: We’re hiring a Principal Engineer to lead the design and delivery of robust, scalable, and production-grade data systems across a high-growth, multi-venture environment. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who thrives in hands-on build mode, and who can scale technical delivery without losing speed, quality, or ownership.

If this is interesting, we would love to hear from you!

 

About Blenheim Chalcot

Blenheim Chalcot India is part of Blenheim Chalcot a global venture builder headquartered in London. With over 26 years of innovation, we've been at the forefront of creating some of the most groundbreaking GenAI-enabled companies. Our ventures lead the charge in digital disruption across a spectrum of industries, from FinTech to EdTech, GovTech to Media, and beyond. Our global presence spans the US, Europe, and Southeast Asia, with a portfolio that employs over 3,000 individuals, manages assets exceeding £1.8 billion, and boasts total portfolio sales of over £500 million.

 

The role

We’re hiring Principal Engineers and Lead Engineers to lead the design and delivery of robust, scalable, and production-grade data systems across Blenheim Chalcot portfolio businesses. These are great opportunities for someone who thrives in hands-on build mode, demonstrates high-impact leadership, and who can scale delivery without losing speed, quality, or ownership.

As a key member of our Software Engineering team, you will be instrumental in leading, designing, developing, and deploying robust and scalable products. You will work in close collaboration with customers and cross functional teams in Mumbai and London, to deliver product-led delivery and solutions that really make a difference.

 

Behaviours that we look for 

  • Rigorous problem-solving and systems thinkingDecomposes complex problems, evaluates multiple approaches, and designs scalable, maintainable architectures.
  • Clean, performant, and secure code. Chooses suitable data structures, writes readable & defensive code, and bakes in performance and security from the start.
  • Test-first and observable engineering. Designs for testability, automates meaningful unit/integration tests, and implements robust logging, metrics, and monitoring.
  • Production and operations excellence. Understands CI/CD, infrastructure and cost drivers, engineers for reliable development, resilience, and fast recovery.
  • Data-driven, outcome-focused decisions. Validates ideas with data, plans for schema evaluation, and aligns features with real user impact.

 

Key responsibilities

Successful candidates will take a leading role within our Engineering Centre of Excellence in Mumbai, with day to day responsibilities which will include.

  • Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
  • Oversee the planning and execution of projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines.
  • Provide technical guidance and expertise to the team, promoting best practices in engineering.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions.
  • Implement and maintain ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) processes using scalable pipelines and data architecture.
  • Ensure data integrity and quality across various data sources.
  • Support data-driven decision-making by providing clean, reliable, and timely data.
  • Design, develop, and maintain the data models used by ML Engineers, Data Analysts and Data Scientists to access data.
  • Conduct exploratory data analysis to uncover patterns and trends.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement and drive continuous improvement in operations.
  • Stay updated on industry trends, technologies, and best practices in engineering.

 

Opportunity

This role offers an excellent platform for experienced engineers to take their career to the next level. You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our product roadmap, contribute to scaling our technical capabilities, and work in a dynamic environment that values innovation and continuous learning.

 

About you

We are seeking to onboard candidates with a proven track record in engineering, demonstrating strong technical leadership skills and a passion for building high-quality, scalable products. Excellent teamwork, adaptability, and a strategic mindset are essential to being successful in this role.

The Ideal Candidate

  • Professional experience in engineering or full-stack software engineering.
  • Proven experience in managing and developing junior engineers.
  • Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages commonly used in engineering, such as Python or Java.
  • Extensive experience with database systems, including SQL and NoSQL databases.
  • In-depth knowledge of cloud data platforms like AWS or Azure (e.g., S3, Redshift, Glue, Data Factory, Azure Synapse, etc.).
  • Experience with CI/CD practices for data solutions.
  • Proven ability to take ownership over outputs and drive complex data projects to completion.
  • Highly adaptable and comfortable working in ambiguous, problem-solving environments.
  • Strong evidence of teamwork and successful cross-functional delivery; including particularly with customers, Product, Marketing, and Sales.
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and collaboration skills.

 

Process

We have a rigorous, but streamlined recruitment process, which respects the time of candidates and portfolio companies alike. This process starts with a 15-minute call with a member of our Talent Acquisition team, followed by a meeting with representatives from BC's Engineering Centre of Excellence.

Please note that our roles are primarily office based, with modern and well-connected office locations in both Andheri East and Navi Mumbai.

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About The Company

Blenheim Chalcot India is part of Blenheim Chalcot a global venture builder headquartered in the vibrant Scale Space campus in White City, London. With over 26 years of innovation, we've been at the forefront of creating some of the most groundbreaking GenAI-enabled companies. Our ventures lead the charge in digital disruption across a spectrum of industries, from FinTech to EdTech, GovTech to Media, and beyond. Our global presence spans the US, Europe, and Southeast Asia, with a portfolio that employs over 3,000 individuals, manages assets exceeding £1.8 billion, and boasts total portfolio sales of over £500 million.


At Blenheim Chalcot, we're more than venture capitalists; we're venture builders. We invest not only funds but also our wealth of knowledge, experience, and innovative ideas. We provide our ventures with the essential infrastructure and support they need to grow from start-up to scale to exit. Our entrepreneurs and co-founders benefit from access to global networks and business development services, enabling them to scale rapidly. Our digital expertise empowers big businesses to become more agile, while their global reach accelerates our ventures' growth.


Our mission is to be a great place for great people to become great entrepreneurs. We understand that in today's rapidly evolving business landscape, staying ahead requires constant upskilling and adaptability. Through our learning initiative, RedTeam, we offer comprehensive training programmes in a dynamic atmosphere, empowering our team members to tackle challenges head-on, expand their knowledge, and develop their skillset.


We're committed to transforming our ventures into profitable, sustainable businesses that revolutionise industries. Our ventures are designed to adapt to emerging customer behaviours and needs, ensuring that Blenheim Chalcot remains at the cutting edge of innovation. Join us and be part of nurturing the next generation of AI businesses that are prepared to reshape the world

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