Principal Cloud Platform Engineer – Scalable Java eCommerce

Pyramid Consulting; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier IT consulting firm based in the United States is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the development of its next-generation e-Commerce Platform. This role requires over 10 years of experience in building scalable cloud applications and expertise in Java EE technologies. The Principal Engineer will direct large-scale projects, mentor junior engineers, and address critical production issues. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, coupled with strong technical acumen and a collaborative approach.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building scalable cloud applications.
• 10+ years of experience developing using Java EE technologies.
• 8+ years of experience writing multi-threaded high performance applications.
• 5+ years of experience developing service-oriented (SOA) and REST architectures.
• 5+ years of experience developing using NoSQL and relational databases.
• 5+ years of experience in messaging queue.

Responsibilities

• Leads the discovery phase of large projects to develop high level design.
• Provides hands-on leadership for the design and development effort.
• Directs root cause analysis of critical business and production issues.
• Mentors junior engineers through discussions and reviews.

Skills

Cloud application development

Java EE technologies

Multi-threaded applications

Service-oriented architecture

REST architecture

NoSQL databases

Unit testing

Source Control systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Git

Cassandra

Oracle

MySQL

Job description

A premier IT consulting firm based in the United States is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the development of its next-generation e-Commerce Platform. This role requires over 10 years of experience in building scalable cloud applications and expertise in Java EE technologies. The Principal Engineer will direct large-scale projects, mentor junior engineers, and address critical production issues. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, coupled with strong technical acumen and a collaborative approach.