Principal Data Engineer (m/f/d · Bengaluru
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Principal Data Engineer (m/f/d
Job Role
Principal
Department
Engineering
Job Type
Fulltime
Salary
1
Experience
12–16 years
Job Location
Bengaluru
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Posted by
Thoughtworks India
Posted On
14 Jul 2026
Valid until
12 Sept 2026
Skillset required
Job Description for Principal Data Engineer (m/f/d
A role-focused description with responsibilities, expectations, and qualifications for this opening.
Principal Data Engineer (m/f/d) is a delivery-focused opportunity based in Bengaluru, India.
This role is designed for someone who can take ownership, collaborate closely with stakeholders, and consistently deliver high-quality outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and improve software systems that support the goals of the Data Engineer (m/f/d) function.
- Translate product or business requirements into clean, maintainable technical solutions.
- Write high-quality code with appropriate testing, code review, and documentation discipline.
- Collaborate with product, design, QA, and peer engineers to deliver reliable releases.
- Investigate bugs, performance issues, and production risks with a strong root-cause mindset.
- Improve system reliability, observability, and maintainability through thoughtful engineering decisions.
- Contribute to architecture and implementation discussions with pragmatic technical trade-offs.
- Break down complex work into clear milestones and communicate status transparently.
- Refactor and simplify existing code where it improves long-term velocity and quality.
- Support release readiness by validating edge cases, dependencies, and rollback considerations.
- Share knowledge through pairing, mentoring, documentation, and constructive code reviews.
- Continuously raise engineering standards across quality, security, performance, and developer experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
- Strong coding fundamentals with attention to reliability, performance, and maintainability.
- Experience working with code reviews, testing practices, and collaborative delivery workflows.
- Ability to break down ambiguous problems into clear technical solutions.
- Comfort partnering with cross-functional teams in iterative product or platform environments.
- Strong debugging, communication, and ownership skills across the software lifecycle.
Applications should be submitted through the listed apply link.
About this opening
Thoughtworks India is hiring a Principal in the Engineering team based in Bengaluru.
This role is fulltime, flexible, 12–16 years experience, up to ₹1 per year—matched against UnoJobs' verified employer data.
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- Role
- Principal
- Department
- Engineering
- Location
- Bengaluru
- Work mode
- Flexible
- Experience
- 12–16 years
- Compensation
- up to ₹1 per year
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