General Summary:

The Principal Software Engineer I is responsible for developing high-quality, innovative, fully performing software in compliance with coding standards. This individual works in partnership with cross-functional teams to ensure that software deliverables, including designs, codes, and tests, are completed in a timely manner, while remaining aligned with industry and organizational standards.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Provides support to the Engineering teams, with a high attention to detail
Researches, analyzes, and documents findings
May coach and review the work of other team members
Designs, builds, and maintains large-scale production services, web applications, data pipelines, and streaming systems
Works on systems critical to company's current and future operations
Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
Assists with the improvement of organizational engineering standards, tooling, and processes
Participates in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing, and certification of software
Evaluates codes to ensure validity, proper structure, alignment with industry standards, and compatibility with operating systems
Maintains an understanding of current technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups

Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities Required:

Ability to manage projects and processes independently with limited supervision
Advanced knowledge of the applicable work area
Ability to situationally adapt and understand new technology/processes as per business requirements
Knowledge of a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures
Ability to work constructively and independently under stress and pressure in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment
Ability to manage competing priorities while producing high-quality work
Ability to interact positively and openly with colleagues and external business contacts, with strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong organization and time-management skills with the ability to meet reasonable deadlines
Strong knowledge of programming languages and software basics
Strong knowledge of relevant software development tools, including version control, build processes, debuggers, and test frameworks

Technical Skills

Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) and Java, with hands-on experience building microservices architecture.
Expertise in event-driven systems and streaming infrastructure using Apache Kafka.
Deep understanding of NoSQL technologies like Cassandra, DynamoDB, or MongoDB and Redis caching mechanisms.
Solid grasp of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and message queues.
Familiarity with UI frameworks and frontend-backend integration concepts.
Experience deploying services on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and using CI/CD pipelines.

Educational/Vocational/Previous Experience Recommendations:

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent business experience
8+ years of relevant experience

Working Conditions:

Hybrid

Principal Engineer