Principal Software Engineer

Technical Leadership Role

Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and maintainable software systems. Drive architecture discussions and make sound technical tradeoff decisions. Own complex projects end-to-end, from requirements through production deployment and operational support. Contribute to long-term technical strategy and roadmap planning.

Write high-quality, production-grade code with strong emphasis on reliability, performance, and observability. Build and optimize distributed systems, APIs, microservices, and cloud infrastructure components. Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root-cause analysis. Improve system scalability, resiliency, and operational efficiency.

Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, architects, security teams, and partner engineering organizations. Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance. Influence engineering best practices, coding standards, and development processes across teams. Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Participate in on-call rotations and incident response processes. Improve monitoring, alerting, and automation tooling. Champion reliability engineering and security best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong programming skills in one or more high level programming languages such as Java and/or Python.
• Experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems or cloud services.
• Strong understanding of: system design and software architecture, APIs and microservices, databases and data modeling, CI/CD and DevOps practices, observability and operational tooling.
• Proven ability to independently lead technical initiatives.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Required Skills

• Cloud Application Development
• Distributed Systems
• Java
• Python
• System Design

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