Principal Software Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Base+commission
Reviewed: Thu, Apr 16, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain backend functionality for scalable services.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and implement core backend service features
  • Provide test coverage for unit, integration, and performance for feature ownership areas
  • Document design choices and operational knowledge for successful service deployment
Required Qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience with scalable distributed systems
  • Strong fundamentals in distributed systems concepts, including multi-threading and concurrency
  • Experience writing concurrent code in languages like Go or Java at an advanced level
  • Experience with Open Source Systems
  • Experience building and running services on AWS; bonus for Azure and GCP experience

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