Principal Software Architect - Scale & Strategy (SF)

Pragmatike; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Pragmatike, based in San Francisco, seeks a Principal Software Engineer to drive architecture, technical strategy, and high-impact engineering initiatives. You will shape systems at scale, influence multiple teams, and mentor senior engineers in a fast-growing technology environment.

The role focuses on design and delivery of distributed services using TypeScript, Python, and Go, with an emphasis on reliability, performance, and scalability in a on-site SF setting.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Exceptional system design and architecture skills.
• Deep production experience with TypeScript, Python, Go, or similar.
• Strong distributed systems knowledge.
• Proven experience solving complex problems at scale.
• Strong technical leadership without requiring direct management authority.
• Excellent communication and judgment.
• Willingness to work on-site in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture for complex, high-scale systems.
• Lead company-critical technical initiatives.
• Design distributed services and platforms using TypeScript, Python, and Go.
• Solve challenging scalability, reliability, and performance problems.
• Establish engineering patterns and technical standards.
• Influence architecture across multiple engineering teams.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership.
• Mentor Staff and Senior engineers.
• Drive long-term technical strategy.

Skills

System design

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Communication

Architecture

Tools

TypeScript

Python

Go

Job description

Pragmatike, based in San Francisco, seeks a Principal Software Engineer to drive architecture, technical strategy, and high-impact engineering initiatives. You will shape systems at scale, influence multiple teams, and mentor senior engineers in a fast-growing technology environment.

The role focuses on design and delivery of distributed services using TypeScript, Python, and Go, with an emphasis on reliability, performance, and scalability in a on-site SF setting.