Principal Engineer

Role Overview

• Architect and own end‑to‑end technical solutions across front‑end, back‑end, and data layers for enterprise-scale products.
• Drive cloud-native architecture on AWS, including microservices, event-driven patterns, security controls, and scalable data workflows.
• Lead cross-team architectural reviews, ensuring alignment with engineering best practices, long-term platform strategy, and organizational technical standards.
• Champion DevOps, embedding security, quality, and observability into every stage of the SDLC.
• Champion observability across the organization, ensuring systems are setup for deep visibility, actionable alerts, and fast root-cause analysis.
• Design, build, and maintain applications using Next.js, NestJS, and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks.
• Build robust APIs, services, and distributed systems using Node.js-based server frameworks.
• Support rich front-end experiences, focusing on performance, accessibility, and scalable UI architecture.
• Develop efficient data access patterns using both relational and NoSQL databases.
• Implement and evolve CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI to improve deployment frequency, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Deploy, monitor, and optimize applications on AWS.
• Integrate and operationalize observability tooling, including logging frameworks, metrics collection, distributed tracing, dashboards, and alerting systems.
• Partner with Product, Data, Architecture, Platform Engineering, Security, and peer Principal Engineers to drive strategic initiatives and technical roadmaps.
• Translate complex technical concepts into business-aligned recommendations for stakeholders.
• Serve as a key voice in engineering strategy, bringing clarity and thought leadership to complex organizational decisions.
• Mentor engineers at all levels through pairing, architecture reviews, and continuous knowledge-sharing practices.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence based on collaboration, craftsmanship, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive full‑stack engineering experience, with deep expertise in front-end, back-end, and data architecture.
• Advanced proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Next.js, NestJS, Node.js, and modern application frameworks.
• Strong experience with both NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB) and SQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Expert in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred).
• Extensive experience architecting and deploying solutions on AWS.
• Hands-on experience with logs, metrics, tracing, APM tools, and observability platforms.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in a senior technical leadership or principal engineer role (preferred).
• Proven ability to architect large-scale, distributed, cloud-native systems in production environments (preferred).
• Demonstrated experience influencing cross-functional strategy and driving technical decisions across multiple teams (preferred).

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Cloud
• Distributed Systems
• DynamoDB
• JavaScript
• Microservices
• MongoDB
• MySQL
• Next.js
• Node.js
• NoSQL
• Postgres
• SDLC
• SQL
• TypeScript

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings account with employer contribution
• Flexible spending account (medical & dependent care)
• Voluntary critical illness, hospital indemnity and accident coverage
• Short-term disability paid at 100% after 1 year
• 401(k) plan with generous company match & immediate eligibility
• Free financial advisor service
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Generous paid time off package includes 15 paid holidays and generous PTO
• Hybrid or remote positions and flexible hours
• Monthly home office subsidy
• Paid parental leave benefits
• Paid caregiving, adoption and foster leave benefits
• Monthly ClassPass contribution
• Employee assistance program including free counseling sessions
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Pet insurance discount
• Recognition program