Job Description

Design, develop, troubleshoot and debug software programs for databases, applications, tools, networks etc.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Principal Software Engineer / Consulting Member of Technical Staff, you will work with teams of software engineers responsible for the software design, development, and operations for our new and existing products. You should be able to architect broad systems interactions, be hands-on, be able to dive deep into any part of the stack and have a good sense of cloud infrastructure and networking knowledge. You should value simplicity and impact, work comfortably in a collaborative, agile environment, and be excited to learn.

Our Senior Principal engineers are also the people who can work independently and provide technical leadership to the broader organization. You should have experience developing and operating high-scale services, and an understanding of how to make these cloud-scale services resilient. The ideal candidate will be technically strong and productive; someone who knows how to balance speed and quality with iterative and incremental improvements. You understand operational excellence and know-how to infuse a culture of being proactive within your team. You recommend and justify major changes to new and existing products and establish consensus with data-driven approaches.

Basic Qualifications

BS or MS degree in Computer Science or relevant technical field involving coding or equivalent practical experience

10+ years of total experience in software development

Demonstrated ability to write great code using Java, GoLang, C#, or similar OO languages

Proven ability to deliver products and experience with the full software development lifecycle

Experience working on large-scale, highly distributed services infrastructure

Experience working in an operational environment with mission-critical tier-one livesite servicing

Systematic problem-solving approach, strong communication skills, a sense of ownership, and drive

Experience designing architectures that demonstrate deep technical depth in one area, or span many products, to enable high availability, scalability, market-leading features and flexibility to meet future business demands

Preferred Qualifications

Experience as technical lead on a large scale cloud service

Hands-on experience developing and maintaining services on a public cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, Oracle)

Experience working on Kubernetes

Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IAC) languages, preferably Terraform

Strong knowledge of databases (SQL and NoSQL)

Strong knowledge of Computer Networking (OSI layers, HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP, DHCP, Routers, Gateways, Subnets, etc.)

Knowledge of Linux internals, Linux/Unix troubleshooting skills

Familiarity with host virtualization technologies (KVM, Containers, Docker, etc.)

Able to effectively communicate technical ideas verbally and in writing (technical proposals, design specs, architecture diagrams and presentations)

Experience with hiring, mentorship and raising the talent bar across the organization

Provide leadership and expertise in the development of new products/services/processes, frequently operating at the leading edge of technology. Recommends and justifies major changes to existing products/services/processes. BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 8 or more years of software engineering or related experience.

About Us

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Disclaimer:

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