Principal Engineer

About EquityList

EquityList

is a full-stack equity management platform for global businesses. We work with 550+ customers such as Bajaj Auto (NSE), Tata Consumer Products (NSE), Blackbuck (NSE), Tabby.ai, Livspace, Shiprocket, Tacobell India, Slice, Rapido, Zerodha Fund House, and many more to manage equity for 40,000+ stakeholders and manage $4Bn+ of equity grant value. Backed by AngelList India, Hustle Fund, Republic, Unpopular Ventures, and others, we're building the definitive infrastructure of equity compensation. We are a lean, sharp, high-context team that ships fast and executes deeply. Join us and help shape the next decade of private market infrastructure.

About the Role

As a Principal Engineer at EquityList, you’ll own and drive the engineering direction of the company. You’ll work with an existing team of 4 strong full-stack engineers, writing production code while setting the technical bar across architecture, scalability, and reliability.

This is a hands-on role with real ownership. You’ll partner closely with the CEO and product leadership to turn business priorities into well-designed systems, guide major technical decisions, and ensure we move fast without breaking fundamentals.

If you enjoy building critical systems, mentoring capable engineers, and taking responsibility for how an organization engineers at scale — this role is for you.

What You’ll Do

1. Hands-On Coding (50%): Own full-stack epics/features end-to-end (React/Node/Postgres stack) from ideation to production.
2. Technical Leadership (20%): Guide architecture decisions, system design, DevOps (CI/CD, GCP, Kubernetes), and infosec (auth, encryption, SOC2 basics).
3. Mentoring & Code Quality (15%): Conduct code reviews for 80%+ of PRs, pair-program with juniors/mids, run tech syncs to the upskill team.
4. Hiring & Team Building (5%): Screen candidates, lead technical interviews, contribute to scaling the team.
5. Product Strategy (10%): Collaborate with CEO/Product Manager on roadmap prioritization, effort estimation, and refinement.

What We Want

• 8-12 years full-stack experience; prior Series A/B startup exposure essential.
• Expertise: Modern JS stack (React/Next.js, Node/Express), databases (Postgres), cloud infra, DevOps tools.
• Proven mentoring: Helped juniors grow; comfortable with mixed-skill teams.
• Soft skills: Startup hustle, CEO collaboration, clear communication.
• Indian startup ecosystem knowledge is a plus.
• Bonus: ESOP/compliance domain familiarity, Principal/Staff Engineer background.

Why Work With Us ?

At EquityList, you don't just join a team; you help build the infrastructure of innovation.

We move fast. We solve hard problems. We build with obsession — for our customers and each other. Here, autonomy is real and equity isn’t just a benefit — it’s belief in your leverage.

Build with obsession. Own with conviction. Grow with velocity.

Perks and Benefits at EL :



• Skin-in-the game – Own a real piece of what you help build with equity grant
• Consolidated Health Insurance – For you and your dependents
• Company-Provided MacBook Pro.
• Cursor Pro and other AI tools
• Relocation Assistance – Support to help you settle smoothly in your new city

If you're an A-player who ships fast, thinks sharp, and scopes for more — let’s chat.

Come for the mission. Stay for the impact. Grow with the company you helped build.