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Location:
IN_Bangalore_Sattva Knowledge Court Bdg_HII
Job Family:
Engineering
Worker Type Reference:
Regular - Permanent
Pay Rate Type:
Salary
Career Level:
T4(A)
Job ID:
R-50828-2025

Description & Requirements

Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Lifestyle

We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. As a member of HARMAN Lifestyle, you connect consumers with the power of superior sound.

  • Contribute your talents to high-end, esteemed brands like JBL, Mark Levinson and Revel

  • Unite your passion for audio innovation with high-tech product development

  • Create pitch-perfect, cutting-edge technology that elevates the listening experience

About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on Backend Principal Engineer with deep expertise in Python and GoLang to design and develop scalable APIs, integrations, and data-driven systems. This role requires experience in cloud platforms and data analytics. The ideal candidate brings a proactive, go-getter mindset, taking initiative to identify challenges, propose innovative solutions, and deliver high-quality software.

What You Will Do

  • Lead the architecture and design of microservices and streaming systems.

  • Build, review, and deliver high-quality backend services (Python/GoLang) and data pipelines.

  • Define and enforce best practices across CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), observability, security, and testing.

  • Drive production reliability through SLOs/SLIs, performance optimization, incident management, and postmortems.

  • Work closely with cloud services and platforms.

What You Need to Be Successful

  • 10 to 13 years of software engineering experience with strong hands-on experience in backend development using Python and Golang.

  • API and integration expertise, including REST, gRPC, and messaging patterns.

  • Data and caching experience with RDBMS/SQL (Postgres/MySQL), NoSQL, and caching solutions such as Redis.

  • Big data processing and orchestration experience with Spark, Flink, Airflow, and dbt.

  • Data warehousing and data lake technologies, including Snowflake, BigQuery, and Redshift, along with ETL/ELT patterns.

  • Streaming and data pipeline experience using Kafka and event-driven architectures.

  • Cloud experience across AWS, GCP, or Azure, including architectural patterns, IAM, and networking.

  • Hands-on knowledge of cloud services such as compute, storage, and networking.

  • Containerization and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.

  • Infrastructure as Code experience with Pulumi or Terraform, including provisioning and state management.

  • CI/CD and release management using GitHub Actions or Jenkins, including canary and blue-green deployments.

  • Strong focus on testing and quality through unit, integration, and contract testing, as well as test automation.

  • Proven experience in performance optimization and scalability, including profiling, load testing, and capacity planning.

Bonus Points if You Have  

  • B.Tech, Master’s in Computer Science, or a related domain.

  • Strong frontend fundamentals, including React, Angular, TypeScript, and HTML/CSS.

  • Cloud-native experience with serverless architectures, service mesh, and GitOps/ArgoCD.

  • Exposure to SRE practices, including incident response, runbook creation, and automation.

What Makes You Eligible

  • Demonstrated production ownership of large-scale backend services, cloud deployments, and streaming systems.

  • Strong communication skills with a proven ability to mentor and guide teams.

  • A proactive, go-getter attitude.

What We Offer

  • Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location

  • Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)

  • Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University

  • Competitive wellness benefits

  • Tuition reimbursement

  • “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program

  • An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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You Belong Here 
HARMAN is committed to making every employee feel welcomed, valued, and empowered. No matter what role you play, we encourage you to share your ideas, voice your distinct perspective, and bring your whole self with you – all within a support-minded culture that celebrates what makes each of us unique. We also recognize that learning is a lifelong pursuit and want you to flourish. We proudly offer added opportunities for training, development, and continuing education, further empowering you to live the career you want.  
 
About HARMAN: Where Innovation Unleashes Next-Level Technology 
Ever since the 1920s, we’ve been amplifying the sense of sound. Today, that legacy endures, with integrated technology platforms that make the world smarter, safer, and more connected.  

Across automotive, lifestyle, and digital transformation solutions, we create innovative technologies that turn ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences. Our renowned automotive and lifestyle solutions can be found everywhere, from the music we play in our cars and homes to venues that feature today’s most sought-after performers, while our digital transformation solutions serve humanity by addressing the world’s ever-evolving needs and demands. Marketing our award-winning portfolio under 16 iconic brands, such as JBL, Mark Levinson, and Revel, we set ourselves apart by exceeding the highest engineering and design standards for our customers, our partners and each other. 

If you’re ready to innovate and do work that makes a lasting impact, join our talent community today!  

Important Notice: Recruitment Scams
Please be aware that HARMAN recruiters will always communicate with you from an '@harman.com' email address. We will never ask for payments, banking, credit card, personal financial information or access to your LinkedIn/email account during the screening, interview, or recruitment process. If you are asked for such information or receive communication from an email address not ending in '@harman.com' about a job with HARMAN, please cease communication immediately and report the incident to us through: harmancareers@harman.com. 

HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. HARMAN strives to hire the best qualified candidates and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse marketplaces and communities of our global colleagues and customers.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.HARMAN attracts, hires, and develops employees based on merit, qualifications and job-related performance.(www.harman.com)