Principal Software Engineer

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to shape the technical direction of their platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and champion architectural best practices for modular and maintainable services
• Lead the transition from monolithic applications to distributed systems
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of strong engineering fundamentals and thoughtful system design

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience designing and evolving high-scale distributed systems
• Strong architectural leadership with experience influencing technical initiatives across multiple teams
• Expertise in designing modular, loosely coupled systems and breaking down monolithic applications
• Mastery of cloud environments and services, preferably AWS
• Deep understanding of distributed system patterns and service communication strategies