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Principal Engineer
Weekday AI · Chennai, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-01
Workplace: on_site
Department: Weekday's Client via platform
Description
This role is for one of Weekday’s clients
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
JobType: full-time
Experience Range: 10 - 14 years
Role Overview:
We are looking for a talented Java Developer with expertise in Spring Boot, AWS, Distributed Systems, and PAAS to join a highly collaborative and agile team. If you have experience in product companies or startups and thrive on solving complex technical challenges, this is the perfect opportunity for you!
Requirements
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement scalable backend solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS.
- Optimize system performance and reliability in high-traffic, distributed environments.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze requirements and deliver innovative solutions.
- Write clean, efficient code and participate in code reviews to uphold quality standards.
- Stay updated on emerging technologies to improve system design and functionality.
Requirements:
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 10 years of hands-on experience in Java development, with a solid understanding of Core Java concepts and the ability to implement solutions at scale.
- Extensive experience working with Spring Boot and related frameworks, and a deep understanding of building and optimizing microservices architectures.
- Strong exposure to Amazon Web Services (AWS), with practical experience in utilizing AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda to develop, deploy, and scale applications.
- Hands-on experience in building and maintaining Distributed Systems in high-traffic, low-latency environments.
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and their application in real-world problems to design efficient, reliable systems.
- Proven experience working in PAAS environments, with the ability to design solutions that leverage cloud infrastructure and platform services.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment, solving complex problems and ensuring high-quality code and system performance.
- Demonstrated leadership in guiding cross-functional teams and enhancing engineering productivity.
Must-have skills
Java, Spring, Microservices
Good-to-have skills
AWS, Data Structures
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