Principal Engineer

Job Description

We are looking for a Principal Engineer who will play a critical technical leadership role in designing, building, and scaling high-performance products. This role is backend-focused with frontend involvement, requiring deep expertise in Java, AWS, and a working knowledge of React.js or Angular. You will collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and engineering teams to drive technical excellence, system scalability, and best engineering practices. Responsibilities: - Design, develop, and own highly scalable, distributed backend systems using Java. - Architect and implement microservices-based solutions. - Lead system design discussions and define technical architecture for new and existing products. - Optimize application performance, reliability, and security. - Design and manage cloud-native solutions on AWS (EC2 S3 RDS/DynamoDB, Lambda, ECS/EKS, etc. ). - Drive best practices in code quality, testing, CI/CD, and DevOps. - Mentor senior and junior engineers; set engineering standards. - Work closely with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions. - Provide architectural guidance and code reviews for frontend applications. - Collaborate on UI integration using React.js or Angular. - Ensure seamless integration between frontend and backend services. - Advocate for best practices for frontend performance and maintainability. Requirements: - 8+ years of software development experience, with significant backend focus. - Strong expertise in Python and Node.js (Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices). - Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and cloud architecture. - Experience with React.js (architecture, component design, and state management). - Strong knowledge of databases (SQL and NoSQL). - Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes preferred). - Excellent understanding of system design, scalability, and distributed systems. - Strong problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills. Company Summary fabric is the headless commerce platform purpose-built for growth. Customers like GNC, ABC Carpet & Home, and Universal Lacrosse trust fabric for its open and modular design, allowing them to be live in weeks without having to replatform. fabric is a force multiplier on retailers existing technology investments proven to grow digital revenue by up to 3x. Why Join Us We treat employees as people, not workers We recognize all the ways in which everyone is individual and different. We uphold the quality of being impartial in the equitable treatment, access to opportunity and advancement for all people and circumstances. We are intentional in our actions to harness the power of genuine collaboration where thoughts, ideas, perspectives, and identities of all individuals matter and are respected. Make an impact We have bold ideas on where the e-commerce market needs to go, and we are not shy to share it. We believe we have a phenomenal market opportunity. We have a great set of customers. We have capital. Most importantly we are looking to increase our e-commerce team bringing people who are committed to making an impact by valuing the highest standards. Advance Commerce We harness the power of people and technology to transform the e-commerce industry. We believe in exceeding customer expectations. We apply the right mix of creativity and innovation to enhance customer experience and deliver the best customer solutions, every time. Our modular commerce offering addresses the challenges merchants face due to lagging experiences that fail to meet customer expectations, rigid systems with limited capabilities to support the company's growth and scalability.

Required Skills

[angular, aws, java, node.js, nodejs, python, react, react.js]

Additional Information

Source recruiter: Simran Kanswar Source recruiter designation: Human Capital Specialist Company tagline: fabric is the headless commerce platform purpose-built for growth Employee count: 200 Company founded: 2017 Benefits: Health Insurance, Wellness Stipend, Technology Stipend Company tech stack: Java, JavaScript, Microservices, AWS, React.js, Node.js, Redux Website: http://fabric.inc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/teamfabric/about/ Instahyre score: 1 Strong match: true Accept outstation: true Company tagline: fabric is the headless commerce platform purpose-built for growth Logo: https://media.instahyre.com/images/profile/base/employer/32197/6645beb4d5/1625099069416.webp