Principal Software Engineer

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💎 Seniority level: Principal, 10+ years

📍 Location: United States

🔍 Industry: Software Development

🏢 Company: Beakon👥 11-50 Information Technology Software

⏳ Experience: 10+ years

🪄 Skills: AWSBackend DevelopmentDockerLeadershipPythonSoftware DevelopmentArtificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingKubernetesMachine LearningSoftware ArchitectureNosqlCI/CDRESTful APIs

Requirements:

10+ years experience in backend or full-stack development
Proven experience leading technical direction and architectural decisions
Fluency in one or more modern languages, such as Python or JavaScript
Fluency in cloud provider platforms
Strong experience with AI or ML-based systems

Responsibilities:

Build and ship core features, writing clean, efficient, and well-tested code.
Make key technology decisions and establish best practices for development and deployment.
Design resilient, fault-tolerant systems that can handle mission-critical workloads.
Implement best-in-class security practices to protect sensitive data and infrastructure.

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