Principal Engineer Job in Coindcx

Principal Engineer

Experience: 14 18 years

Location: Bengaluru

Team: Engineering

About CoinDCX

At CoinDCX, we believe Change Starts Together. We're on a mission to make Web3 accessible to everyone building secure, scalable, and user-friendly platforms that bring the power of crypto and blockchain to millions. From becoming India s first crypto unicorn to building a community of 125M+, we've come a long way and we're just getting started. As we lead the charge in Web3 innovation, we re looking for visionary engineers to help us shape the future.

Your Role: Principal Engineer

As a Principal Engineer at CoinDCX, you ll be at the forefront of our engineering strategy leading complex architectural decisions, driving engineering excellence, and mentoring high-performing teams. You ll work on cutting-edge problems at scale, build systems that power the next generation of finance, and influence how Web3 is adopted across the globe.

What You'll Do

• Drive technical strategy, architecture, and execution across high-impact projects.
• Own performance, scalability, and quality of critical backend systems and services.
• Lead design and code reviews, ensuring best-in-class software development practices.
• Guide adoption of modern technologies, tools, and frameworks to improve engineering productivity.
• Build and mentor world-class engineering teams by fostering a culture of excellence, ownership, and collaboration.
• Contribute to long-term product and platform roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Represent CoinDCX in technology forums and external communities.
• Continuously evaluate and experiment with emerging tools and trends in the Web3 and VDA space.

What You Bring

• 14+ years of hands-on experience in software design and development.
• Expertise in Golang, with a strong focus on writing clean, scalable, and well-tested code.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, containerization (Docker), and orchestration tools (EKS/Kubernetes).
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra.
• Familiarity with messaging systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or SQS.
• Strong grasp of architectural design principles, system trade-offs, and high-scale system performance.
• Proven experience working in Agile environments, with a strong inclination toward TDD, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills able to explain complex technical ideas clearly and influence decision-making.
• Passion for mentorship, and a drive to grow engineers into technical leaders.

You ll Thrive Here If You...

• Are excited by the potential of Web3 and Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs).
• Take ownership and push for high-impact results in everything you do.
• Are a team player who grows with others, not at their expense.
• Embrace change and innovation as fuel for growth.
• Think big, act bold, and never settle for good enough.

Why Join CoinDCX?

• Design Your Own Benefits
  Choose perks that matter to you whether it's a new gadget or pet care, we support your lifestyle.
• Unlimited Wellness Leaves
  Your well-being comes first. Take time off when needed no questions asked.
• Mental Wellness Support
  Access free counseling, expert advice, wellness workshops, and team activities for a balanced life.
• Bi-Weekly Learning Sessions
  Stay at the forefront with continuous learning, upskilling, and growth opportunities.

Let s Build the Future of Web3 Together

If you're a visionary engineer ready to lead, innovate, and drive change at scale we want to hear from you. Come HODL with us.