Principal Software Engineer - System Engineering

• 10+ years of professional experience in infrastructure, production engineering
• Strong design, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in at least one programming language like Python, GoLang or Java.
• B Tech/M Tech in Computer Science or equivalent from a reputed college.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and Kubernetes or similar cloud/infrastructure platforms
• Hands-on with DevOps principles and practices ( Everything-as-a-code, CI/CD, Test everything, proactive monitoring etc)
• Deep understanding of OS / virtualization / Containerization , network protocols & concepts
• Exposure to modern-day infrastructure technologies, expertise in building and operating distributed systems.
• Hands-on coding on any of the languages like Python or GoLang.
• Familiarity with software engineering practices including unit testing, code reviews, and design documentation.
• Technically mentor and lead the team towards engineering and operational excellence
• Act like an owner, strive for excellence

What will you get to do here

• Be part of a Culture where Customer Obsession, Ownership, Teamwork, Bias for Action and Insist on High standards are a way of life
• Coming up with the best practices to help the team achieve their technical tasks and continually thrive in improving the technology of the team
• Be a hands-on engineer, ensure frameworks/infrastructure built is we'll designed, scalable & are of high quality.
• Build and/or operate platforms that are highly available, elastic, scalable, operable and observable
• Experiment with new & relevant technologies and tools, and drive adoption while measuring yourself on the impact you can create.
• Implementation of long-term technology vision for the team.
• Build/Adapt and implement tools that empower the Swiggy engineering teams to self-manage the infrastructure and services owned by them.
• You will identify, articulate, and lead various long-term tech vision, strategies, cross-cutting initiatives and architecture redesigns.
• Design systems and make decisions that will keep pace with the rapid growth of Swiggy. Document your work and decision-making processes, and lead presentations and discussions in a way that is easy for others to understand.
• Creating architectures & designs for new solutions around existing/new areas. Decide technology & tool choices for the team