Hybrid Principal Software Engineer – Full Stack

at Eptura

• Job title: Principal Software Engineer – Full Stack
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: Azure, Cloud, Java, Kafka, Microservices, MongoDB, NoSQL, React, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Spring, Spring Boot, SpringBoot, SQL, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Gurugram, India

About the role

• Principal Software Engineer at Eptura, shaping innovative backend and AI-integrated solutions. Leading architectural excellence and mentoring engineers across a hybrid tech environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead adoption of Generative AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, LLM-based agents) to accelerate development and improve code quality.
• Partner with Product and UX teams to architect and implement AI-powered features such as intelligent automation and predictive analytics.
• Act as an internal authority on AI trends, conducting experiments and hackathons to explore innovative solutions.
• Design and govern highly scalable, multi-tier software systems, owning both client-side (Micro-Frontends) and server-side (Java/Spring Boot) architectures.
• Architect secure REST APIs and Event-Driven systems using Java 21+, optimizing data interactions with SQL/NoSQL databases and event streaming (Kafka/Event Hubs).
• Drive evolution of React/TypeScript frontends, focusing on performance, accessibility, and advanced state management.
• Champion Infrastructure as Code and modern CI/CD practices on Azure, ensuring operational excellence and reliability.
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, promoting clean code, comprehensive testing, and architectural rigor.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and UX Designers to translate business goals into technical roadmaps.
• Lead internal engineering communities and initiatives to foster innovation and best practices.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience delivering complex, large-scale full-stack applications.
• Expert-level proficiency in Java (21+) and Spring Boot, with deep experience in microservices and Event-Driven Architecture.
• Advanced expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern state management, including Micro-Frontend patterns.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging Generative AI for software development (e.g., code generation, automated refactoring).
• Hands-on experience with NoSQL (MongoDB), message brokers (Kafka/Event Hubs), and Azure cloud services.
• Significant expertise in Ruby (Rails) for backend development.
• Experience building and deploying custom LLM integrations or AI-driven workflows.
• Strong knowledge of performance optimization across network and browser (Core Web Vitals: LCP, FID, CLS).
• Background in Agile methodologies and leading large-scale system refactoring efforts.

Benefits

• Health insurance fully paid–Spouse, children, and Parents
• Accident insurance fully paid
• Flexible working allowance
• 25 days holidays
• 7 paid sick days
• 13 public holidays
• Employee Assistance Program