Principal Backend Architect | GenAI & Cloud Systems

DEPT®; Illinois; On-site; USD 122,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare, Dental, and Vision

401k plan with matching

PTO

Paid company holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

DEPT® seeks a Principal Engineer to anchor technical direction across backend services, data platforms, and AI-backed systems. You will own end-to-end projects from inception to launch, with emphasis on scalable architecture, API design, and collaboration with product, design, and marketing teams.

You will guide engineers, partner with project managers and stakeholders, and drive architectural decisions that balance cost, speed, and craft while delivering real client value in a dynamic Growth

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design of complex backend and distributed systems end to end.

Skills

Python development

Backend architecture

API design

LLM concepts

GenAI tools

APIs integration

Database systems

Web frameworks

Cloud platforms

Docker

Version control

Tools

Gemini CLI

Claude Code

Codex

Agent Development Kit

Docker

Job description

DEPT® seeks a Principal Engineer to anchor technical direction across backend services, data platforms, and AI-backed systems. You will own end-to-end projects from inception to launch, with emphasis on scalable architecture, API design, and collaboration with product, design, and marketing teams.

You will guide engineers, partner with project managers and stakeholders, and drive architectural decisions that balance cost, speed, and craft while delivering real client value in a dynamic Growth