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Principal Engineer / CTO - .Net

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About the Role

Role Overview:
The Principal Engineer at Chubb Digital plays a crucial role in setting the technical direction, influencing organizational strategies, and leading transformational initiatives, including AI adoption. This position requires a deep technical expertise, strong leadership skills, and the ability to collaborate with various stakeholders across the enterprise. As a CTO-equivalent, you will define the software development approach for the next decade, promote engineering excellence, and facilitate communication between different departments within the technology organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set the long-term technical direction for Chubb Digital, focusing on .NET / Azure-based platforms

• Act as the final authority on critical design decisions, balancing speed, scalability, security, and cost considerations

• Define and enforce enterprise architecture and design standards in collaboration with the Architecture function

• Lead platform modernization and cloud-native transformation on Azure, including microservices, event-driven architectures, and API strategy

• Identify and address technical debt while prioritizing based on business outcomes

• Evaluate and introduce emerging technologies, particularly AI/ML tools, after assessing their strategic fit

Qualifications Required:

• 18+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years at a principal, distinguished, or architect-level scope

• Expertise in .NET (C#) and the Azure ecosystem, with a proven track record in defining and delivering architecture for large-scale systems in regulated industries

• Experience in leading or shaping AI/ML adoption within an engineering organization

• Strong technical competencies in .NET / C#, Azure Platform, Cloud-Native Patterns, AI/ML Engineering, Security & Compliance, DevOps & Platform Engineering, Data & Integration, and Frontend Awareness

• Leadership qualities such as executive presence, influence without authority, strategic thinking, ability to navigate ambiguity, bias for action, effective communication, and a growth mindset

Additional Details:
Chubb is a global insurance leader with operations in 54 countries and territories, offering a wide range of insurance products and services. Chubb India is undergoing a digital transformation journey focused on engineering excellence and analytics. The company has been certified as a Great Place to Work for the past three years, emphasizing a culture of innovation, collaboration, and growth. With a diverse team of over 2500 professionals, Chubb India encourages a start-up mindset and is dedicated to solving real-world challenges in the insurance industry through continuous learning and innovation. Role Overview:
The Principal Engineer at Chubb Digital plays a crucial role in setting the technical direction, influencing organizational strategies, and leading transformational initiatives, including AI adoption. This position requires a deep technical expertise, strong leadership skills, and the ability to collaborate with various stakeholders across the enterprise. As a CTO-equivalent, you will define the software development approach for the next decade, promote engineering excellence, and facilitate communication between different departments within the technology organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set the long-term technical direction for Chubb Digital, focusing on .NET / Azure-based platforms

• Act as the final authority on critical design decisions, balancing speed, scalability, security, and cost considerations

• Define and enforce enterprise architecture and design standards in collaboration with the Architecture function

• Lead platform modernization and cloud-native transformation on Azure, including microservices, event-driven architectures, and API strategy

• Identify and address technical debt while prioritizing based on business outcomes

• Evaluate and introduce emerging technologies, particularly AI/ML tools, after assessing their strategic fit

Qualifications Required:

• 18+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years at a principal, distinguished, or architect-level scope

• Expertise in .NET (C#) and the Azure ecosystem, with a proven track record in defining and delivering architecture for large-scale systems in regulated industries

• Experience in leading or shaping AI/ML adoption within an engineering organization

• Leadership qualities such as executive presence, influence without authority, strategic thinking, ability to navigate ambiguity, bias for action, effective communication, and a growth mindset

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Ideal Candidate

Someone who has spent 18+ years progressively owning technical direction—not just executing architecture but *defining* it for organizations undergoing regulated industry modernization.

Estimated Salary Range(medium confidence)

₹35 L – ₹55 L per year

Likely Interview Questions

1.Walk us through a time you set enterprise architecture standards that initially faced resistance—how did you gain organizational buy-in and what metrics proved the value?
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