Job Description
Ovii's Interpretation of the Role
Litmus seeks a hands‑on Principal Engineer to lead the Pune team building scalable backend services for its Edge Manager platform. The role blends deep technical work with team leadership, architecture ownership, and cross‑functional product collaboration.
Role Snapshot
- Lead Pune engineering & QA teams
- Design and ship Java/Go backend services
- Own architecture, code quality, and security
- Drive CI/CD and observability standards
- Hire, mentor, and grow engineers
Must-Have Requirements
- Java (Spring Boot)
- Go
- Distributed systems / microservices
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- REST APIs
- Messaging systems
- Databases
- System design
- CI/CD
- Automated testing
- Observability
- Security best practices
- Excellent communication
- AI‑assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot or Claude)
- software engineering
- technical leadership
Nice-to-Have Signals
- Industrial IoT / edge computing / manufacturing software
- MQTT, OPC‑UA, Modbus, Kafka, RabbitMQ
- AI/ML deployment at the edge
- Grafana, OpenTelemetry, observability platforms
- Building Global Capability Centers or leading distributed engineering teams
- industrial IoT
- edge computing
Work Setup
- Location: Pune, India
- Work mode: ONSITE
- Employment type: Full-Time
Eligibility Gates
- Visa sponsorship: unknown
Not Specified in JD
- Salary range
- Visa sponsorship
- Remote eligibility
- Travel
- Security clearance
- Coding test
What You'll Likely Work On
- Lead and mentor the Pune engineering and QA groups
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java and Go backend services
- Make key architecture decisions and enforce engineering best practices
- Collaborate with global product and engineering teams to deliver roadmap items
- Own testing strategy, CI/CD pipelines, and observability standards
- Recruit, coach, and grow the engineering team
- Champion modern practices, including AI‑assisted coding
Good Fit If You Have
- Enjoys building large‑scale distributed systems for industrial use cases
- Thrives in fast‑moving, high‑performance environments
- Effective communicator with globally distributed stakeholders
Skills
- Java (Spring Boot)
- Go
- Distributed systems & microservices
- Docker & Kubernetes
- Public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- REST APIs & messaging
- Databases & system design
- CI/CD & automated testing
- Observability & security best practices
- AI‑assisted development tools