Principal Software Engineer

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💎 Seniority level: Principal, 7+ years

🔍 Industry: Software Development

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 7+ years

🪄 Skills: AWSBackend DevelopmentDockerLeadershipAgileJavaAPI testingServerlessCI/CDRESTful APIsMentoringDevOpsTerraformMicroservicesSoftware Engineering

Requirements:

A min. of 7+ years of relevant experience in a similar role, doing modern software development.
Fluent in building distributed systems using microservices or serverless architecture.
Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and comfortable with services like Lambda, ECS, EKS, S3, and API Gateway.
Writes robust and maintainable code in Golang and/or Java, and knows how to optimize for performance.
Passionate about DevOps practices and has worked with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
Understands how to build reliable test automation and performance testing suites.
Communicates clearly, sets realistic expectations, and brings a strong sense of ownership.
Thrives in collaborative, Agile environments and adapts quickly to changing priorities.
A successful track record of mentoring engineers and contributing to a positive, high-performance engineering culture.
Loves learning and exploring new tools, technologies, and patterns.

Responsibilities:

Architect and implement cloud-native, production-grade APIs designed for scale, performance, and resilience.
Lead and guide engineering teams in technical decisions, best practices, and long-term architecture strategies.
Collaborate across product, operations, and engineering to translate requirements into well-designed features and scalable services.
Write clean, efficient, and testable code using languages like Golang and Java.
Design and execute robust unit, integration, and performance test suites to ensure product reliability.
Participate in and lead Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, planning, refinement, and retrospectives.
Drive adoption of DevOps and CI/CD methodologies to support rapid development and reliable deployment pipelines.
Act as a mentor to junior engineers, elevating the overall technical expertise of the team.
Serve as a problem-solver and unblocker on complex technical challenges.

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