Principal Software Development Engineer (Databases)

Avid; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 186,000 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Life Insurance

Referral rewards

Generous leave policies

Remote work model

Development programs & mentoring

Job summary

Avid in Poland is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer (Databases) to join our remote team. You will own end-to-end design, implementation, and optimization of database-centric components within our Media solutions, collaborating with global teams to ensure data integrity and high performance.

You will analyze complex workflows, translate specifications into detailed designs, and lead technical discussions across sites.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Extensive experience in C and C++ (STL, Boost, generics, algorithms, data structures).
• Experience with Windows Server/Cluster, VMware, and REST architectures.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, test, optimize, and maintain media solutions.
• Understand engine behavior in virtualized environments and investigate data integrity, performance, scalability, and stability issues.
• Coordinate development and deliverables across multi-site teams and communicate with stakeholders.

Skills

C/C++

Win32 API

COM/DCOM

Visual Studio

VMware

PowerShell

GitHub CI/CD

REST APIs

Performance analysis

Requirements analysis

English fluency

Tools

PostgreSQL

Prometheus

Job description

**Job Title: Principal Software Development Engineer (Databases)****Work Model:** Remote - Poland**Schedule:** 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CET; Monday to Friday Avid is looking for an experienced **Principal Software Development Engineer** to work with our engineering team to develop, implement, test, optimize, and maintain our Media solutions. This is a highly technical, hands-on role focused on solving complex engineering challenges across the product. A key area of responsibility will be understanding the behavior of the engine in virtualized environments and investigating challenging issues related to data integrity, performance, scalability, and system stability. **The successful candidate is expected to:*** Understand complex end-to-end workflows and interaction models between and within web applications, as well as communication with backend services and message-oriented systems.* Act as a strong technical contributor, translating high-level functional specifications into detailed design specifications and seeing the implementation process through with the involved teams.* Communicate effectively in a multi-site project, including coordinating development and deliverables with other teams worldwide. **QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS****Minimum Requirements:*** 8+ years of software development experience* Extensive experience in C and C++ (STL, Boost, generics, algorithms, data structures), MS Visual Studio, Win32 API, and COM/DCOM.* Experience with MS Windows Server/Cluster environments, Apache (including plugin/module flow), and application development and debugging in virtualized environments such as VMware.* Experience with PowerShell scripting and continuous integration/deployment using GitHub.* Knowledge of REST concepts and architectures, with the ability to analyze complex systems and end-to-end workflows.* Ability to analyze performance issues and design and implement solutions to improve product performance, scalability, and stability.* Ability to perform requirements analysis, communicate effectively with product owners and distributed teams, and coordinate development and deliverables in a multi-site environment. Fluency in spoken and written English. **Preferred Experience, Skills, and Capabilities:*** Experience with Postgres and other SQL databases.* Experience using AI-based development assistants, such as Microsoft Copilot.* Programming skills with Golang.* Experience deploying SaaS in the Cloud, including AWS, Azure, or GCP.* Experience with Agile development methodologies.* Experience with monitoring solutions, such as Prometheus. Aside from the preferred qualifications mentioned above, the ideal candidate shall also possess the following analytical and behavioral skills : * Ability to analyze performance issues and design and implement solutions to improve product performance, scalability, and stability.* Ability to perform requirements analysis, communicate effectively with product owners and distributed teams, and coordinate development and deliverables in a multi-site environment.* Fluency in English, both written and spoken, with the ability to communicate effectively across teams.***Salary Ranges:*** MIN 185,848.80 to MAX 278,773.20 PLN/Annual*The salary range shown reflects the company's good faith full target range for this position at the time of posting. The company may update or modify this range at any time and endeavors to keep this posting current. Compensation decisions are based on factors including geographic location, experience, skills, education, and business needs. While the full range is posted for transparency, offers are typically made within the lower to middle portion of the range.* **What to look forward to?*** **Join a global team** and experience a dynamic, collaborative work environment that fosters innovation and growth.* **Remote work model** offering flexibility to balance work and life.* **Access to development programs** with strong support and mentoring to help you grow and advance within the company.* **Equal opportunity employer** committed to diversity, inclusivity, and creating a welcoming environment for all employees.* **Attractive benefits package** including health & life insurance, referral rewards, and generous leave policies to ensure a healthy work-life balance ***Avid is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.***