Principal Software Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Thu, May 21, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days
Job Summary
Seeking a highly experienced Principal Software Engineer for a full-time remote position, responsible for leading enterprise-wide architectural initiatives, defining long-term technology strategy, and delivering scalable distributed systems across multiple business units.
Key Responsibilities
- Define architectural standards and system design principles to guide engineering work across the organization
- Lead the design and implementation of fault-tolerant distributed systems that operate at a global scale
- Mentor senior engineers and drive enterprise modernization initiatives, including microservices transformation and platform consolidation
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
- Ten or more years of professional software engineering experience
- Proven expertise in designing distributed, high-scale systems in production
- Advanced proficiency in Java, Go, C++, or similar backend languages
- Strong expertise in reliability engineering and distributed architectures
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