Principal Backend Engineer, Technical Lead
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Horizon3 AICybersecurity
Location: US, RemoteFull-TimePrincipal
Salary213,000 - 273,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 1–4 years
- Required Skills
- DockerPythonSQLCloud ComputingJavaTypeScriptGo
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 1–4 years of professional software engineering experience.
- Experience building backend services using at least one modern language, such as Python, Go, Java, TypeScript, or similar.
- Experience working with SQL and at least one relational database in production.
- Experience building backend services on a cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and familiarity with Docker and containerized applications.
- Strong technical leadership experience as a senior individual contributor or technical lead.
- Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional partners including Product, Design, Security, peer engineering teams, and senior leadership.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- A history of mentoring engineers.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end technical vision for the RBVM and its supporting services, from initial concept through implementation, iteration, and long-term evolution.
- Partner with cross functional stakeholders to translate ambiguous product and business goals into concrete technical strategy, architecture, and execution plans for the RBVM team.
- Contribute production code, setting the standard for design quality, code quality, and operational rigor.
- Lead architectural decisions for scalable backend systems that balance velocity, reliability, maintainability, extensibility, and operability.
- Drive execution across multiple concurrent projects and initiatives.
- Partner closely with Product, Engineering leadership, Design, and adjacent engineering teams to deliver cross-functional initiatives.
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Set and continually raise the technical bar through architecture reviews, code reviews, technical writing, and strong engineering judgment.
- Mentor and develop engineers on the team.
- Support hiring by helping attract, interview, and calibrate strong engineering talent.
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