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Company DescriptionLaunched in 2007 by Aloke Bajpai & Rajnish Kumar, ixigo (Le Travenues Technology Limited) is a technology company focused on empowering Indian travellers to plan, book and manage their trips across rail, air, buses and hotels. ixigo assists travellers in making smarter travel decisions by leveraging artificial intelligence. The ixigo, ConfirmTkt and AbhiBus apps allow travellers to book train tickets, flight tickets, bus tickets, hotels, and cabs, and provide travel utility tools and services developed using in-house proprietary algorithms and crowd-sourced information. With over 54 crore Annual Active Users in Fiscal 2025, ixigo is the leading OTA for Next Billion Users in India. For more information, please visit DescriptionAs a Principal Engineer (strong Product background), you will play a critical role in the design, planning, development, and deployment of software applications. You will be responsible for all aspects of development and help develop best practices for future development. You will work closely with Tech, Design and Quality teams to build and launch the productYou will code, develop, design and architect features related to the existing applicationWe expect you to own modules end to end and take pride in the work products you shipYou will design, implement and maintain highly scalable, multi-tier, distributed server software applicationsYou will deliver across the entire app life cycle, including design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores and supportYou will work directly with developers and product managers to conceptualize, build, test and release productsYou will take responsibility for performance and stability for all server functionsYou will continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiencyQualifications5-6 years of experienceYou should have at least an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, preferably from IITs/Top RECs.You should have expertise in Java/J2EE technologyYou should have proficiency in the implementation of algorithms and the use of advanced data structures to solve problems in computingYou should have experience with e-business/e-commerce applications and business environmentsAny experience with internet companies or the travel industry will be a plusYou should have a good understanding of Java/J2EE and design patternsYou should have strong knowledge of data structures and designing for performance, scalability and availabilityYou should have expertise in relational databases like MySQL or PostgresYou should have knowledge in MongoDB and Web services.You should have extensive use of Instruments and Shark to detect memory leaks and for performance optimizationYou should have a good grasp of algorithms, memory management, and multithreaded programmingGood to have skills include Python, NodeJS, Redis, ElasticSearcYou should have great people skills!You should be able to fit in well within an informal startup environment and provide hands-on managementYou should have a high energy level and untiring commitment to drive oneself & the team towards goalsAdditional InformationResponsible for safeguarding sensitive company data against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, and for reporting any suspected security incidents in line with the organization's ISMS (Information Security Management System) policies and procedure