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Xometry’s digital marketplace gives manufacturers the critical resources they need to grow their business while also making it easy for buyers at Fortune 1000 companies to tap into global manufacturing capacity.\nXometry is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to define and lead the long-term technical architecture and execution for a key global platform critical to Xometry's success (e.g., Buyer Experience, Partner Experience, Pricing, Quality, Sourcing, etc.). This role is a senior technical leadership position responsible for driving engineering excellence and digital transformation through customer-centric, AI-driven engineering solutions.\nAs a founding Principal Software Engineer for Xometry's India PDT team, you will be instrumental in elevating engineering practice, influencing cross-functional leaders, and ensuring our marketplace systems deliver measurable business value at scale. You will be partnering closely with product and engineering leadership across Xometry's global offices.\nHow You'll Contribute:\nAI-Driven Development\nSet the standard for AI-native development across the org, coaching Staff and Senior engineers on integrating AI tooling into architecture, design, and delivery to drive measurable speed and quality gains.\nSoftware Development & Technical Craft\nLead architectural design and technical direction for systems spanning multiple teams, ensuring they are extensible, scalable, and built to enterprise-grade standards.\nIntroduce architectural patterns that get adopted as organizational standards, not just single-project fixes.\nProblem Solving & Technical Judgment\nTackle complex challenges involving data gravity, security, and system coupling across teams and organizational boundaries.\nExercise sound judgment selecting architectural approaches that hold up as usage and team size grow.\nCode Quality & Mentorship\nDefine code review and quality standards adopted across the engineering organization.\nMentor senior and mid-level engineers through design reviews and architectural discussions, setting the technical bar for the team.\nScope & Operational Excellence\nOwn strategic technical direction and execution of multi-quarter roadmaps for your platform area.\nDefine reliability, security, and operational standards that meet enterprise-grade expectations.\nCollaboration & Communication\nAct as the primary technical point of contact between the Bangalore team and Xometry's global engineering leadership.\nCommunicate technical strategy and tradeoffs clearly to both engineering and business stakeholders.\nFounding & Scaling Xometry's India PDT\nServe as a founding Principal Engineer for Xometry's India PDT, establishing strong engineering practices and building a high-performing team.\nSet a high technical bar and mentor engineers across architecture, delivery, and technical execution as the team scales.\nWhat You'll Bring to Xometry:\n12+ years of professional software development experience, with a proven track record of leading complex, multi-quarter initiatives.\nDeep technical expertise across Xometry's core stack: Python (backend services, APIs), React/TypeScript (frontend), and AWS cloud infrastructure.\nDeep, hands-on fluency with modern AI development tools (AI coding assistants, agentic dev tools, AI-assisted code review), with a demonstrated ability to use them to compress delivery timelines and to coach others in adopting them effectively.\nSignificant experience with system architecture, microservices design, and distributed systems, particularly systems that operate cleanly across multiple teams or organizational boundaries.\nA track record of introducing architectural patterns that get adopted as organizational standards, not just single-project fixes.\nExcellent communication and collaboration abilities, comfortable engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, from junior ICs to executives, across geographies and time zones.\nWhy Join Xometry?\nPlay a critical role in driving profitable growth and shaping the future of manufacturing through an AI-powered platform.\nPartner directly with executive leadership on high-impact strategic decisions, while founding and scaling a new engineering organization.\nContribute to a data-driven team that is focused on transformation, aggressive growth, and building sophisticated technology solutions.\nXometry is an equal opportunity employer. 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