Principal Software Development Engineer

TN United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Remote; USD 198,000 - 298,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to lead a team in developing and maintaining distributed systems. The role requires extensive experience in Erlang and a deep understanding of Linux networking. This position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Bonuses

Stock Grants

Comprehensive Benefits

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience coding in Erlang, Scala, Elixir, or similar languages.
• Deep understanding of Linux networking and storage layers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development team for the Document Storage - Persistence layer.
• Focus on developing distributed systems techniques for high availability.
• Maintain and scale the current Erlang / RIAK application.

Skills

Distributed Systems

Erlang

Scala

Elixir

Linux Networking

Storage Layers

Education

Master’s or PhD in Computer Science

Tools

RIAK

Hadoop

Spark

HBase

Cassandra

Kafka

Job description

Principal Software Development Engineer, United Kingdom

Client: Workday, Inc.

Location: United Kingdom (considering fully remote candidates)

Job Category: Other

EU Work Permit Required: Yes

Job Reference: b9941a2483ae

Job Views: 1

Posted: 19.05.2025

Expiry Date: 03.07.2025

Job Description

About the Role

As a Principal Software Engineer in the Document Storage - Persistence layer, you will lead the development team responsible for building, maintaining, and scaling the current Erlang / RIAK application and future persistence layer applications. You will work in a distributed, multi-tenant private cloud environment, focusing on developing distributed systems techniques for high availability and disaster recovery using JVM, OTP, and related technologies.

About You

Basic Qualifications

• 7 years of experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems using open source technologies
• 7 years of experience coding in Erlang, Scala, Elixir, or similar languages

Other Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Linux networking and storage layers
• Experience leading teams building highly resilient distributed databases
• Expertise in RIAK noSQL database
• Experience with internals of distributed systems like Hadoop, Spark, HBase, Cassandra, Kafka, etc.
• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Compensation

Primary Location: USA, MA, Home Office

Base Pay Range: $198,700 - $298,000 USD; Additional US Location(s): $179,800 - $323,400 USD

Note: Compensation varies based on location, experience, skills, and other factors. Additional benefits include bonuses, stock grants, and comprehensive benefits.