Principal Polyglot Software Engineer (Java + More)

Tivly; Alabama; Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

PTO & Sick Time

Flexible Scheduling

401(k) match

Disability Insurance

Paid holidays

Performance bonus

Job summary

Tivly is seeking a Principal Engineer to design, build, and scale core software systems for our insurance marketplace. You will lead architecture decisions, drive a polyglot engineering approach across Java, Kotlin, Python, TypeScript, and Go, and mentor engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable platforms.

The role reports to the CTO and emphasizes security, reliability, and compliance within engineering deliverables, while collaborating across Product, DevOps, and Data teams to accelerate

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including backend/platform roles.
• Advanced proficiency in Java; hands-on with Kotlin, Python, Go, or TypeScript.
• Experience designing, building, and scaling distributed systems and microservices in high-traffic environments.
• Strong RESTful API, event-driven architectures, and integration experience.
• Deep understanding of performance, reliability, and observability (profiling, logging, metrics).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, automated testing, and code quality practices.
• Collaboration with Product, DevOps, and Data teams to ship features.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and design of distributed systems serving millions of leads and transactions.
• Lead hands-on engineering, code reviews, and system optimization across multiple languages.
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers to build a high-performing team.
• Collaborate with Product, DevOps, and Data teams on scalable API integrations and microservices.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Python

Go

TypeScript

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Polyglot programming

Cloud platforms

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Mentoring

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Tivly is seeking a Principal Engineer to design, build, and scale core software systems for our insurance marketplace. You will lead architecture decisions, drive a polyglot engineering approach across Java, Kotlin, Python, TypeScript, and Go, and mentor engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable platforms.

The role reports to the CTO and emphasizes security, reliability, and compliance within engineering deliverables, while collaborating across Product, DevOps, and Data teams to accelerate