Principal Python Engineer - Lead, Scalable Systems

Garden Street Staffing; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Garden Street Staffing seeks a Principal Software Engineer in New York City to lead design and delivery of complex, scalable software systems. The role requires deep Python expertise, strong architectural judgment, and hands-on leadership across teams.

You will drive architectural direction with product partners and business stakeholders, mentor engineers, and contribute to high-impact production software in a fast-paced private equity environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong Python and OO development fundamentals.
• Experience designing enterprise-grade systems and APIs.
• Cloud experience, preferably AWS, with scalable architectures.
• Strong SQL and relational database experience.
• Ability to lead initiatives end-to-end and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and development of complex software systems.
• Drive technical direction for large-scale initiatives across teams.
• Make sound architectural decisions across the SDLC.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Lead projects from planning through delivery.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Contribute hands-on to production software.

Skills

Python

Architectural design

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

AWS

FastAPI

Redis

PySpark

React

Job description

Garden Street Staffing seeks a Principal Software Engineer in New York City to lead design and delivery of complex, scalable software systems. The role requires deep Python expertise, strong architectural judgment, and hands-on leadership across teams.

You will drive architectural direction with product partners and business stakeholders, mentor engineers, and contribute to high-impact production software in a fast-paced private equity environment.