Principal Backend Software Engineer

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Requirements:

• 10+ years experience in multiple hands-on software/technology leadership roles, with end-to-end responsibility through the software development lifecycle.
• Bachelor's degree with a preference for Computer Science degree.
• Expertise with one or more prominent programming languages such as Java, Python, Kotlin, Go, or Scala.
• Understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS industry with hands-on experience with public cloud offerings (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Knowledge to evaluate trade-offs between correctness, robustness, performance, space, and time.
• Practice in mentoring other engineers and influencing decision makers throughout the organization.
• Consideration of customer impact when making technical decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Regularly unblock challenges faced in the software development cycle, from technical design to launch.
• Create solutions that are used by other teams and products - Determine plans-of-attack on large projects.
• Routinely solve complex architecture challenges and apply architectural standards and start using them on new projects.
• Lead code reviews and documentation and take on complex bug fixes, especially on high-risk problems.
• Set the standard for meaningful code reviews - Partner across engineering teams to take on company-wide projects.
• Transfer your depth of knowledge from your current language to excel as a Software Engineer.
• Mentor more junior members of the team.