Principal Java Engineer: Cloud-Scale Architect & Mentor

PTR Global; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PTR Global in Fort Worth, TX seeks a Principal / Senior Engineer to design and deliver scalable software systems. You will architect components, mentor juniors, and drive best practices across product domains.

A strong emphasis on security, reliability, and performance will shape your daily decisions. Ideal candidates bring 5–7 years of software development experience, a Bachelor’s in a related field, and deep knowledge of Java, Kafka, MongoDB, Kubernetes, and multi-cloud environments like

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electronics, engineering, or related field, plus 5–7 years of experience in software development or engineering.
• Knowledge of OOAD, UML, TDD, Java Design Patterns and Enterprise Integration Design Patterns.
• Experience with Disaster Recovery Design and Development.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, XP methodologies.
• Top requirements include Java, Kafka, MongoDB, Kubernetes, and multi-cloud/Azure.

Responsibilities

• Writes, tests, and documents technical work products according to organizational standards and practices.
• Solves technical problems and builds components/libraries with far-reaching impact.
• Delivers high quality work and coaches more junior engineers on technical craftsmanship.
• Conducts root cause analysis to identify systemic problems and defines and leads execution of action items to address.
• Designs thoughtfully integrated systems that model best practices, enabling cross-team delivery at speed, scale, and reliability.
• Oversees management of technical debt in existing systems and drives opportunities to eliminate within ongoing implementations.
• Anticipates scaling, latency, and durability challenges and guides mitigations.
• Partners with security to incorporate security-conscious practices early in the lifecycle of new systems.
• Thoughtfully evaluates technical risks and guides toward practical prevention strategies.
• Reflects on squad delivery practices, suggests improvements to leadership and drives their implementation.
• Removes duplication of effort across teams and identifies opportunities for reuse within their span.

Skills

Java

Kafka

MongoDB

Kubernetes

Multi-Cloud

OOAD

UML

TDD

Java Design Patterns

Enterprise Integration Patterns

Agile

Scrum

Kanban

XP

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electronics, engineering, or related field

Job description

PTR Global in Fort Worth, TX seeks a Principal / Senior Engineer to design and deliver scalable software systems. You will architect components, mentor juniors, and drive best practices across product domains.

A strong emphasis on security, reliability, and performance will shape your daily decisions. Ideal candidates bring 5–7 years of software development experience, a Bachelor’s in a related field, and deep knowledge of Java, Kafka, MongoDB, Kubernetes, and multi-cloud environments like