Principal Engineer

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