Principal Software Engineer
United States of America
Full Time
2 days ago
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Key skills
PythonSQLFastAPIAWSPostgreSQLSaaSCI/CDLeadershipMentoringCommunication
About this role
Multitude Insights builds modern tools for public safety agencies, and they are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to take technical ownership of their backend systems. This role involves leading the design and development of scalable services, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate business objectives into technical strategies.
Responsibilities:
- Architect & Build: Take end-to-end ownership of our backend systems, leading the design and development of scalable, production-grade services and APIs
- Set the Standard: Define and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural patterns across the organization
- Lead & Mentor: Conduct code reviews, provide technical guidance, and grow a culture of craft and continuous improvement across engineering teams at all levels
- Own the Platform: Drive the evolution of our infrastructure for reliability, performance, and scalability including observability, fault tolerance, and security
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner closely with product, design, and executive leadership to translate business objectives into concrete technical strategy
- Deploy & Operate (Bonus): Experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure is a plus, but not a core requirement of the role
Requirements:
- 10+ years of backend development experience, including significant time in senior, staff, or principal-level roles
- Deep expertise in backend systems design and distributed systems, with a track record of owning complex production infrastructure
- Lead the development of scalable backend services using Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and OpenSearch
- Proven experience designing and building backend APIs for SaaS products, including multi-tenancy, authentication, versioning, and developer experience
- Strong proficiency in SQL and experience designing for security, fault tolerance, and observability
- Experience setting technical direction at an organizational level, not just within a single team
- Strong communication skills and the ability to make technical trade-offs legible to non-technical stakeholders
- Prior startup or mission-critical environment experience strongly preferred
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS) at scale