Principal Go Architect: Production Distributed Systems

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC

Arlington (VA)

Hybrid

USD 170,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC is assisting an early-stage AI startup in recruiting a Principal Software Engineer for a hybrid role based in Herndon, VA. You will own backend architecture, cloud infrastructure, and distributed systems, and collaborate closely with customers to solve production challenges while guiding the platform's long-term technical direction.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of software engineering experience and strong proficiency in Go, Kubernetes, Python, and AWS, with

Qualifications

7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Strong experience with Go, Kubernetes, Python, and AWS.
Experience designing, building, and owning distributed systems in production.
Ability to take projects from architecture through deployment and long-term ownership.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
Strong communication skills and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced startup environment.
Heavy customer-facing experience.

Responsibilities

Own backend architecture and cloud infrastructure.
Design, build, and maintain distributed systems in production.
Collaborate with customers to solve production challenges and guide long-term platform direction.