Principal Engineer

HRB; Bogotá; Presencial; COP 477.008.000 - 731.413.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

HRB is seeking a Principal Engineer to own end-to-end, full-stack initiatives across frontend and backend systems. You will define the technical strategy, drive architecture decisions, and collaborate with Product, Design, and Business teams in a fast-paced fintech environment.

You will lead the design of scalable, secure services, mentor engineers, and ensure production readiness with strong emphasis on performance and reliability as the platform scales globally.

Formación

• 10+ years of software engineering with full-stack expertise.
• Ability to own large technical initiatives end-to-end.
• Expert-level JavaScript/TypeScript with React.js experience.
• Strong backend with Node.js and Golang; proficient databases.
• Experience designing RESTful/GraphQL APIs and microservices.
• Hands-on cloud experience (AWS, GCP or Azure) and CI/CD
• Proficient in Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps practices.

Responsabilidades

• Own full-stack initiatives from problem definition to production support.
• Define and drive technical strategy and roadmap in a fast-moving startup.
• Design scalable, secure frontend and backend systems with minimal dependencies.
• Lead development with Product, Design, and Business stakeholders.
• Make pragmatic architecture decisions balancing speed and long-term scale.
• Write and review high-impact code across frontend and backend.
• Resolve ambiguous technical problems with limited requirements.
• Establish engineering best practices and coding standards.
• Drive performance, scalability, reliability and security as user base grows.
• Own production readiness, monitoring, incident response, post-mortems.

Conocimientos

JavaScript

TypeScript

React.js

Node.js

Golang

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

RESTful APIs

GraphQL

CI/CD

System Design

Kafka/RabbitMQ

Herramientas

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

GraphQL

Descripción del empleo

Principal Engineer

Our client is a fast growing series B fintech head quartered in NYC. They are passionate about helping every small business in America.

Responsibilities

• Own full-stack initiatives end to end—from problem definition and architecture to implementation, deployment, and production support.
• Define and execute the technical strategy and roadmap aligned with fast-moving startup goals
• Design and build scalable, secure, and reliable frontend and backend systems with minimal dependencies on other teams.
• Lead development independently while collaborating closely with Product, Design, and Business stakeholders.
• Make pragmatic architecture and technology decisions balancing speed, quality, and long-term scalability.
• Write and review high-impact code across frontend and backend systems
• Identify and solve ambiguous, complex technical problems with limited requirements or constraints.
• Establish lightweight but effective engineering best practices, coding standards, and processes suitable for a startup environment.
• Drive performance, scalability, reliability, and security improvements as the product and user base grow.
• Own production readiness, monitoring, incident response, and post-mortems for the systems you build.
• Author clear technical documentation, RFCs, and architecture decisions to enable future scaling of the team.
• Mentor engineers as the team grows and help set the technical bar for the organization.
• Evaluate build vs. buy decisions and lead system migrations or refactors when needed.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with strong full-stack expertise
• Proven ability to independently own and deliver large technical initiatives in startup or high-growth environments
• Expert-level proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript Strong experience with React.js or similar modern frontend frameworks
• Strong backend experience with Node.js and Golang Deep experience with SQL, NoSQL, and in-memory databases, including schema design and performance tuning
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs, GraphQL APIs, and microservices or modular monolith architectures
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and DevOps practices Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes (or willingness to own production infrastructure directly)
• Experience with event-driven systems and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
• Strong understanding of system design, scalability, and trade-offs in early-stage products
• Excellent problem-solving skills and comfort working with ambiguity and minimal direction
• Clear and effective communication skills, especially when translating business needs into technical execution
• Experience leading system migrations, refactors, or platform evolution in fast-paced environments

What Success Looks Like

• You independently deliver a critical product or platform initiative with high quality and reliability
• Architecture decisions enable rapid iteration today without blocking future scale
• Engineering velocity improves due to clear ownership, strong technical foundations, and reduced ambiguity
• Production issues are rare, well-understood, and resolved quickly The team looks to you as the technical standard and decision-maker