Principal Software Engineer / Architect

About this role

Principal Software Engineer

We’re seeking a senior technical leader to help scale and optimize a high-traffic, cloud-based platform. You’ll work with modern frameworks, guide engineering teams, and deliver impactful solutions that serve a growing user base.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of backend services and infrastructure
• Mentor engineers on architecture, database design, and deployment practices
• Collaborate with product teams to implement new features
• Drive best practices and adoption of modern tooling

Qualifications

• 10+ years building enterprise-scale web applications; 5+ years with Laravel and Python in SaaS environments
• Strong experience with Django, Javascript, REST, GraphQL, and AWS
• Skilled in authentication frameworks, token services, and secrets management
• Advanced SQL optimization for PostgreSQL/MySQL
• Proficient with Docker, multi-stage builds, and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform or similar)
• Current title of Principal Engineer or higher
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Math, Physics, or equivalent experience

Preferred

• Large-scale Laravel/Django experience
• Node.js, concurrency, asynchronous processing
• Leadership in team management or architecture
• Machine learning model implementation
• Background in product-focused software companies

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