As industries race to embrace AI, traditional database solutions fall short of rising demands for versatility, performance, and affordability. Couchbase is leading the way with Capella, the developer data platform for critical applications in our AI world. By uniting transactional, analytical, mobile, and AI workloads into a seamless, fully managed solution, Couchbase empowers developers and enterprises to build and scale applications with unmatched flexibility, performance, and cost-efficiency—from cloud to edge. Trusted by over 30% of the Fortune 100, Couchbase is unlocking innovation, accelerating AI transformation, and redefining customer experiences. Come join our mission.
Location: Bangalore, India
Couchbase Capella is a fully managed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) platform that powers mission-critical applications with a modern, distributed NoSQL database. The Control Plane Platform team builds and operates the foundational systems that deliver reliability, scalability, and seamless experiences across cloud environments.
We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the architecture of Capella’s Control Plane — the platform that orchestrates SaaS interactions with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure). In this role, you will mentor engineers, deliver core platform capabilities, and combine hands-on development with deep expertise in distributed systems and cloud architecture leadership.
Key Responsibilities- System Design & Architecture: Define and evolve the control plane architecture for scalability, reliability, performance, and security.
- Hands-on Development: Develop and deliver production-quality Golang code for critical Capella platform services. Participate in, and help guide the team on Golang coding standards and strategies.
- Cloud Infrastructure & Networking: Architect and optimize multi-cloud deployments, networking models, VPC/VNet peering, load balancing, and secure connectivity for Capella.
- Cloud-First SaaS Expertise: Build and scale multi-tenant control plane services that orchestrate Couchbase clusters across cloud providers.
- Technical Standards: Establish and enforce coding standards with strong code reviews, CI/CD practices, and design patterns.
- Observability & Reliability: Define and implement monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting standards for operational excellence.
- High-impact Features: Lead design and delivery of core platform capabilities such as provisioning, lifecycle management, and security controls.
- Problem Solving: Tackle complex distributed systems challenges and resolve scaling, networking, and performance bottlenecks.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with product, SRE, Quality Engineering, and operations teams to align technical direction with business goals.
- Multi-geo Team Collaboration: Partner effectively with global engineering teams across geographies, driving alignment and execution.
- Mentorship & Leadership: Guide junior and mid-level engineers, conduct reviews, and set a high bar for engineering culture. Perform code reviews in your area of influence.
- Innovation: Research and evaluate cloud-native technologies, frameworks, and architectures for Capella’s evolution.
- Support & Troubleshooting (Tier 3): Lead root cause analysis and deliver long-term solutions for critical production issues.
- 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 (VPCs, routing, load balancing, firewalls, private connectivity).
- 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.
- Hands-on problem solver who can balance strategic architecture with execution.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 5+ years in cloud/distributed systems.
- Prior principal or staff engineer-level experience leading architecture and platform initiatives in DBaaS, cloud infrastructure, or large-scale SaaS environments.
At Couchbase, we believe innovation thrives when diverse perspectives are at the table. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds—including women, people of color, LGTBQIA+ professionals, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. If you see a role that excites you, but don’t meet every qualification, we still encourage you to apply.
Studies show underrepresented talent is less likely to apply unless they meet all the criteria. We encourage you to apply if you’re excited about the role and can bring strong contributions to our team.
If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let your recruiter know—we’re happy to support you.
We value diverse educational and career backgrounds. If your experience aligns with the role’s goals—even if it doesn’t follow a traditional path—we’d love to hear from you.
- Generous Time Off Program - Flexibility to care for you and your family
- Wellness Benefits - A variety of world class medical plans to choose from, along with dental, vision, life insurance, and employee assistance programs*
- Financial Planning - Retirement program* and Business Travel Insurance
- Career Growth - Be valued, Create value approach
- Fun Perks - An ergonomic and comfortable in-office / WFH setup. Food & Snacks for in-office employees.
- And much more!
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