Principal Backend Architect, Books & Royalty Platform

ITHAKA; United States; Remote; USD 129.000 - 161.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical benefits

Retirement plan

Parental leave

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Wellness benefits

Zusammenfassung

ITHAKA is seeking a Lead/Principal Software Engineer to shape the backend for JSTOR’s Books and Royalty Payments platforms. You will lead technical direction while actively contributing code, defining architecture, and guiding multiple teams to deliver scalable, reliable services.

You’ll drive multi‑year strategy, mentor engineers, and ensure alignment with product goals, business priorities, and platform health.

Qualifikationen

• Lead with hands‑on backend engineering and architectural leadership.
• Strong experience with distributed backend systems and scalable services.
• 12+ years for principal level; 5+ years for lead, with mentorship and strategic impact.

Aufgaben

• Define and drive multi‑year backend technology strategy and architecture for Books and royalties platforms.
• Lead architectural decisions across multiple teams and translate tech into pragmatic solutions.
• Mentor engineers and technical leaders through architecture reviews and guidance.
• Drive reliability, observability, and platform health while balancing product delivery and technical debt.

Kenntnisse

Distributed backend systems

Java

Python

Software architecture

Technical leadership

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Maven

MySQL

Redis

Kubernetes

Jobbeschreibung

ITHAKA is seeking a Lead/Principal Software Engineer to shape the backend for JSTOR’s Books and Royalty Payments platforms. You will lead technical direction while actively contributing code, defining architecture, and guiding multiple teams to deliver scalable, reliable services.

You’ll drive multi‑year strategy, mentor engineers, and ensure alignment with product goals, business priorities, and platform health.