Principal Software Engineer - Web

Role: Principal Engineer - Web (Java and React)

Experience: 6 years

Location: Bangalore (Yamlur)

About Styli Marketplace

Launched in 2019 by Landmark Group, Styli Marketplace is the first e-commerce venture of the group, quickly becoming a leading online destination for fashion and lifestyle across the GCC, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, and beyond.

We connect global sellers and creators with millions of fashion-forward customers, offering the latest trends, exceptional value, and convenient services like same-day to 48-hour delivery and flexible payment options. Our mission is to make style accessible, aspirational, and exciting for all, backed by a passionate team fostering a culture of creativity and innovation. At Styli, we aim to revolutionize fashion retail and bring unique experiences to our customers.

Role Overview:

We are looking for Principal Engineers to lead the technical strategy and execution for our ecommerce and marketplace platforms. In this role, you will act as a key technical leader, driving architectural decisions, guiding engineering teams, and ensuring the scalability, performance, and security of our systems.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in ecommerce, marketplace ecosystems, and enterprise-grade software development, with a focus on innovation and delivering impactful solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Define and oversee the technical vision, strategy, and roadmap for ecommerce and marketplace platforms.

• Architecture Design: Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure solutions tailored for high growth ecommerce and marketplace environments.

• System Scalability: Drive the design of systems that can handle high traffic, large data volumes, and increasing complexity as the business scales.

• Innovation: Research and implement emerging technologies to maintain a competitive edge in ecommerce and marketplace development.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product management, operations, and other stakeholders to align technical priorities with business goals.

• Integration Leadership: Architect seamless integrations with third-party services such as payment gateways, logistics platforms, ERP, CRM, and analytics tools.

• Mentorship: Guide senior and mid-level engineers by sharing best practices, conducting code reviews, and fostering a culture of technical excellence.

• Operational Excellence: Ensure system reliability, availability, and performance through robust DevOps practices and monitoring solutions.

• Compliance & Security: Define and enforce security best practices and compliance standards (e.g., PDPL, PCI-DSS).

• Thought Leadership: Represent the organization in technical discussions, external forums, and conferences, establishing yourself as a subject matter expert.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Experience: 6 years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2 years in technical leadership or mentoring role.

• Ecommerce Expertise: Proven track record of designing and scaling ecommerce and marketplace platforms, including multi-vendor capabilities, dynamic pricing models, and global expansion.

• Technical Mastery: Expertise in modern full-stack development (e.g., MERN stack or similar).

• Deep understanding of API design, microservices architecture, and event-driven systems.

• Hands-on experience with headless commerce and composable architecture principles.

• Cloud & Infrastructure:

• Strong expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP for deploying scalable and fault-tolerant systems.

• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless architectures.

• Data Management:

• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases, including schema design, optimization, and scaling.

• Experience working with large-scale datasets, data lakes, and analytics pipelines.

• Performance Optimization: Proven ability to enhance system performance, reduce latency, and optimize Core Web Vitals, API latency, and Profiling for ecommerce.

• Security & Compliance: Deep knowledge of implementing security protocols, fraud detection, and compliance with industry standards.

• DevOps: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog), and disaster recovery planning.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with marketplace-specific features like vendor onboarding…