Principal Software Engineer

Job Summary

Driving the technical vision, the full-time remote Principal Software Engineer will architect and evolve internet-scale systems using Ruby on Rails and React, leading initiatives that enhance performance, reliability, and scalability while mentoring engineers and integrating AI development tools.

Key responsibilities

• Architect and evolve internet-scale systems with a focus on performance and scalability
• Lead the technical direction for Ruby on Rails and React applications across the platform
• Design clean, extensible APIs and modern front-end architectures for optimal user experiences

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience, with deep expertise in Ruby on Rails
• 10+ years of experience building modern front-end applications with JavaScript (ES6+) and React
• Proven experience designing and scaling relational databases, particularly MariaDB
• Demonstrated ability to define and influence architectural direction across large systems
• Hands-on experience with GraphQL and integrating AI development tools into engineering workflows