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We manage, protect, and activate the world’s unstructured data so organizations can work smarter, spend wisely, and create safely without limits. As a Vista-backed SaaS data infrastructure company, Nasuni is transforming how enterprises manage file data with a next-generation, AI-ready platform-turning massive file stores into secure, actionable, and AI-ready data for intelligent automation, analytics, and global collaboration.\nWhy Work at Nasuni (Hyderabad / India)\nWith Vista Equity Partners’ backing, our Hyderabad team benefits from access to a global ecosystem of software leaders-cross-portfolio learning, leadership programs, and AI innovation communities-combining the pace of a fast-growing company with the scale and resources of a global technology investor. You’ll innovate at the intersection of cloud, AI, and enterprise data infrastructure, collaborate with talented teams, and build modern platforms trusted by enterprises worldwide. Join us in Hyderabad and help shape the future of intelligent, AI-ready data management.\nRole Overview\nNasuni’s Cloud Services team builds and operates UniFS-as-a-Service and related cloud-native offerings deployed across AWS and Azure environments. These services power enterprise-scale storage workflows in both customer-managed and Nasuni-hosted SaaS environments.\nAs a Principal Software Engineer, you will own the design and delivery of high-scale, highly available, cloud-native services. This role is for engineers who combine strong distributed systems expertise with hands-on execution and technical leadership. You will influence architecture, guide engineering standards, and lead complex feature initiatives from design through production.\nThis role is not a pure coding role, nor a people management position. It is a high-autonomy individual contributor role with broad technical influence.\nLevel & Scope Definition\nIn this role, you will:\nOwn architecture and implementation of major service components within UniFS-as-a-Service.\nLead multi-developer feature initiatives without direct reports.\nMake technical decisions that impact system reliability, scalability, and security.\nCollaborate cross-functionally with Product, QA, Support, and Documentation.\nMentor engineers on design quality, production readiness, and cloud best practices.\nDrive improvements in CI/CD, observability, and operational excellence.\nParticipate in root cause analysis and implement preventative measures for critical incidents.\nYou will operate with high autonomy and are expected to identify problems, propose solutions, and execute without detailed direction.\nResponsibilities\nDesign and implement cloud-native services using AWS and Azure serverless technologies.\nLead architectural discussions and translate requirements into scalable technical designs.\nDevelop production-grade Python services using FastAPI and Pydantic.\nIntegrate with AWS (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, SQS, Kinesis) and Azure (Container Apps, Blob Storage, CosmosDB, Service Bus, Event Hub).\nAuthor automated tests using pytest or equivalent frameworks.\nContribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployment workflows using Docker.\nImplement infrastructure as code using AWS CDK and/or Azure Bicep.\nEnsure internet-facing services meet modern security, reliability, and observability standards.\nLead production incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term reliability improvements.\nProvide technical mentorship and elevate engineering quality within the team.\nQualifications\nMust-Have Qualifications\n9+ years of professional software development experience.\n7+ years of production Python development.\nDemonstrated experience designing and operating distributed, cloud-based systems in AWS or Azure.\nHands-on experience building serverless or container-based cloud services.\nExperience integrating with cloud SDKs (e.g., boto3 or azure-sdk-for-python).\nExperience building RESTful services using modern Python frameworks (e.g., FastAPI).\nExperience writing automated tests in production environments (e.g., pytest).\nExperience working with CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments (Docker).\nStrong understanding of reliability, observability, and security best practices for internet-facing systems.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience working across both AWS and Azure environments.\nExperience with infrastructure as code (CDK, Bicep, Terraform, etc.).\nExperience designing multi-tenant SaaS systems.\nExperience in storage systems or large-scale data platforms.\nAWS or Azure certifications.\nIdeal Qualifications\nProven track record leading architecture for services handling high-throughput or large-scale enterprise workloads.\nExperience operating globally distributed systems.\nStrong incident management and postmortem leadership experience.\nExperience Guidelines\n9-12 years total software engineering experience.\n7+ years in production Python systems.\n3+ years designing distributed cloud-native services.\nWhy Work at Nasuni - Hyderabad?\nAs part of our commitment to your well-being and growth, Nasuni offers competitive benefits designed to support every stage of your life and career:\nCompetitive compensation programs\nFlexible time off and leave policies\nComprehensive health and wellness coverage\nHybrid and flexible work arrangements\nEmployee referral and recognition programs\nProfessional development and learning support\nInclusive, collaborative team culture\nModern office spaces with team events and perks\nRetirement and statutory benefits as per Indian regulations\nTo all recruitment agencies: Nasuni does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our job boards, Nasuni employees or any other company location. Nasuni is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.\nNasuni is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace where every team member can thrive. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, caste, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, national origin, or any other status protected by applicable laws in India or the country of employment. We celebrate individuality and are committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. 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