Principal Software Architect

20 - 23 years

25 - 30 Lacs

Posted:2 days ago| Platform: Naukri logo

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  • Design and develop high-performance application services in C, Python, and Go for NIOS with a focus on reliability and scalability
  • Lead system and service architecture design, defining boundaries, data models, and scalability strategies
  • Manage and optimize persistence layers (Berkeley DB, LMDB, RocksDB, PostgreSQL) ensuring data integrity and performance
  • Profile and optimize application performance across threading, I/O, memory, and caching for low latency
  • Implement high-performance networking strategies to enhance packet processing and reduce latency
  • Enhance Developer Experience (DX) by improving CI/CD pipelines, build systems, testing frameworks, and dev tools
  • Engineer safe, testable OS and appliance upgrades with rollback and migration strategies
  • Own OS startup and reliability aspects including partitioning, filesystems, GRUB, and initialization sequencing
  • Drive observability and management using metrics, logs, traces (OpenTelemetry), and SNMP integrations
  • Collaborate and mentor teams through design reviews, technical guidance, and customer issue resolution

Be Prepared What You Bring

  • Around 20 years of systems/application engineering experience with 8+ years hands-on in C and Python on Linux
  • Strong in distributed systems design, including data modeling, partitioning, consistency, and performance optimization
  • Proficient in Linux administration and tuning (systemd, networking, filesystems) with advanced troubleshooting tools (gdb, tcpdump, perf)
  • Deep understanding of TCP/UDP protocols and scaling high-performance services
  • Expertise in persistence technologies Berkeley DB, LMDB, RocksDB, PostgreSQL with focus on durability and recovery
  • Familiar with SNMP, syslog, and OpenTelemetry for observability and system management
  • Skilled in OS upgrades and startup components (partitioning, GRUB, initrd, device initialization)
  • Hands-on experience in Python scripting, automation, and test tooling with strong shell and bash skills
  • Excellent architectural documentation and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration
  • (Nice to have) Knowledge of DDI domain, HA clustering, storage internals, security hardening, virtualization, and AI-driven observability

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