Sr. Principal Engineer Software - Back End

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications:
• Education & Experience: BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience) with 14+ years of experience in software engineering, specifically focused on backend systems, platform architecture, or distributed cloud services.
• Programming & Tech Stack: Deep programming expertise in Golang (Go) or Python is required.
• Microservices & APIs: Proven track record of building and scaling RESTful APIs, gRPC services, and event-driven microservices.
• Container Ecosystems: Extensive experience with container orchestration platforms, specifically Docker and Kubernetes.
• Additional Experience:
• Systems Programming: Familiarity with the Rust programming language is highly desired.
• GCP Cloud Data Infrastructure: Familiarity and hands-on experience with GCP Bigtable, BigQuery, and Spanner for managing large-scale distributed databases and analytics.
• Enterprise Security Concepts: Familiarity with network security concepts, identity and access management (IAM), or modern authorization frameworks is a strong plus.
• The Team
• We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time (3 days a week at our Santa Clara headquarters), with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.
• Compensation Disclosure
• The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.