Jobs · Engineering · California

Principal Software Engineer

Kai · San Jose, CA · 1 mo ago
Engineering$125/hrFull-time

What You’ll Do

  • Own end-to-end delivery of major platform initiatives, from design through deployment and post-launch success.
  • Design, develop, and optimize distributed microservices in Golang for scale, reliability, and performance.
  • Collaborate across teams — Product, AI, and Customer Success — to align architecture with business objectives.
  • Drive engineering excellence through code quality standards, design reviews, automation, and CI/CD best practices.
  • Be a mentor and multiplier, guiding software engineers through architecture decisions, trade-offs, and delivery.
  • Partner with leadership to align engineering strategy with product objectives and technical roadmap.

What We’re Looking For

  • 10+ years in software engineering with cloud-native architecture experience.
  • Proven record of driving technical projects end-to-end, coordinating across teams and stakeholders.
  • Strong hands-on background in microservices architecture, distributed systems, and API-driven design.
  • Expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines in a cloud environment (Azure preferred).
  • Familiarity with modern databases, gRPC, message queues, and DevOps automation.
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills — comfortable leading discussions from code to business impact.
  • (Bonus) Understanding or interest in cybersecurity, AI-driven systems, or threat intelligence.

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