Principal Software Engineer
At a glance
Highlights
- Technical leadership opportunities
- End-to-end project ownership
- Mentorship and code-review responsibilities
- Influence on engineering best practices
Heads up
- 6+ years experience required
- On-call rotation required
Why this role might suit you
The position provides leadership over large-scale systems, mentorship of engineers, and influence on technical strategy within a major technology company.
Skills
About the role
Technical Leadership
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.
Software Development
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.
Collaboration & Influence
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.
Operational Excellence
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.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with public cloud platforms (OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration.
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and automation frameworks.
Experience improving engineering productivity and developer workflows.
Knowledge of security, scalability, and performance optimization best practices.
Prior experience mentoring engineers or leading technical workstreams.
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