Kotak Mahindra Bank

Principal Software Development Engineer

Kotak Mahindra Bank  •  Bengaluru, IN (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

As a Principal Engineer at Kotak Mahindra Bank, you will play a pivotal role in building resilient, scalable, and innovative technology solutions. You will lead a high-performing product engineering team, provide hands-on technical leadership, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure technical success and commercial viability. This is an opportunity to influence the technological direction of one of India’s leading financial institutions.

Location: Hyderabad / Bangalore / Mumbai
Experience: 10+ Years
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

  • Lead and mentor a product engineering team, ensuring timely execution of the product roadmap.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership and solve complex engineering challenges.
  • Architect and deliver modern, scalable, and resilient enterprise systems.
  • Guide the team in leveraging NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB) and other advanced technologies.
  • Collaborate with Product Management and Implementation teams for technical and business success.
  • Recruit and build a high-performance engineering team, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
  • Drive adoption of Agile methodologies and best practices in software development.
  • Ensure end-to-end design and delivery of quality enterprise applications.
  • Experience: 10+ years in software engineering, with at least 5+ years in a leadership role within a product company.
  • Proven ability to recruit, lead, and mentor high-performing engineering teams.
  • Strong technical expertise in Java/J2EE, Node.js, React.js, and full-stack development.
  • Deep understanding of NoSQL technologies (DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, Neo4j).
  • Familiarity with workflow tools (Camunda, Temporal) and observability tools (Elastic Search, Kibana, Logstash).
  • Proficiency in UI technologies (Angular, React.js, Node.js).
  • Hands-on experience with Kafka, Redis, ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, Solr, Docker, Kubernetes
  • Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies for enterprise software development.
  • Ability to set and maintain high technical standards and deliver modern, scalable architectures.
  • Excellent communication, team-building, and mentoring skills.
Kotak Mahindra Bank

About Kotak Mahindra Bank

About Kotak Mahindra Group:

Established in 1985, the Kotak Mahindra Group is one of India’s leading financial services conglomerates. In February 2003, Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd. (KMFL), the Group’s flagship company, received a banking license from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). With this, KMFL became the first non-banking finance company in India to become a bank – Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited.

The consolidated balance sheet of Kotak Mahindra Group is over 1 lakh crore and the consolidated net worth of the Group stands at 13,943 crore (approx US$ 2.6 billion) as on September 30, 2012.

The Group offers a wide range of financial services that encompass every sphere of life. From commercial banking, to stock broking, mutual funds, life insurance and investment banking, the Group caters to the diverse financial needs of individuals and the corporate sector. The Group has a wide distribution network through branches and franchisees across India, and international offices in London, New York, California, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Mauritius and Singapore. For more information, please visit the company’s website at https://www.kotak.bank.in/en/home.html

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Mumbai, IN
Year Founded
1985
Website
kotak.com
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