Principal Software Engineer
CouchbaseBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted October 30, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Couchbase is a leading provider of developer data platforms, offering solutions for transactional, analytical, mobile, and AI workloads. Their Capella platform delivers seamless integration, full management, and unparalleled performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency across cloud and edge environments. Couchbase empowers developers and enterprises to build scalable applications without compromising on technology.
Job Description
Couchbase is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the architecture of their Control Plane Platform, which powers the orchestration of SaaS interactions with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure). This role involves designing, developing, and optimizing the foundational systems required for reliable and scalable SaaS experiences. The engineer will collaborate with various teams to deliver core platform capabilities and contribute to cloud-first architecture leadership.
Requirements
- Expertise in Golang with proven experience building distributed, cloud-native systems.
- Strong knowledge of system design, high availability, fault tolerance, and performance tuning.
- Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure), including networking.
- Experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and multi-cloud deployments.
- Experience designing and building platform and microservice components for control plane of SaaS platforms.
- Experience mentoring engineers and influencing the engineering culture.
- Experience solving complex distributed systems challenges.
Benefits
- Generous Time Off Program
- Wellness Benefits
- Financial Planning
- Career Growth
- Fun Perks
- Ergonomic Workspace
