Principal Software Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Fri, May 22, 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.

Key Responsibilities
  • Define enterprise-level architectural standards and system design principles across multiple business units
  • Lead the design and implementation of fault-tolerant distributed systems operating at global scale
  • Drive enterprise modernization initiatives, including microservices transformation and legacy decommissioning
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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