Principal Software Engineer

GrowthSphere Inc; Atlantic City (NJ); Remote; USD 153,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Mentor program

Flexible Atlantic City setup

Job summary

GrowthSphere Inc is seeking a remote Principal Software Engineer to drive fault-tolerant distributed systems and lead a critical Ansible migration. The role emphasizes performance-minded engineering, mentorship, and clear communication with stakeholders.

You will be based in Atlantic City, NJ or work remotely, with a strong emphasis on shipping high-quality software and reading changelogs/docs before seeking guidance. Expect a growth path and full benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with distributed systems.
• Willingness to relocate to Atlantic City, NJ or work remotely.

Responsibilities

• Read stacks traces and trace bugs to root cause.
• Explain Linux tradeoffs to tech stakeholders.
• Lead Ansible migration to retire legacy stack.
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Elasticsearch.
• Support safe feature rollouts behind flags for Atlantic City rollbacks.

Skills

Bug tracing

Distributed systems

Code review

Leadership

Tools

Elasticsearch

Ansible

Linux

Job description

This remote Principal Software Engineer role at GrowthSphere Inc suits the engineer who reads the changelog before upgrading and the docs before asking. Bring the performance-driven energy and 8 years; GrowthSphere Inc brings $153,000 - $235,000, an Atlantic City base, and room to grow into more.

Key Responsibilities

• Read the Cross-Functional Collaboration stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
• Walk technology stakeholders through Linux tradeoffs in language GrowthSphere Inc execs grasp
• Lead the Ansible migration that finally retires GrowthSphere Inc's autonomy-rich legacy stack
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Elasticsearch and Mentoring
• Push Mentoring changes safely behind flags so Atlantic City, NJ rollbacks take seconds

What You'll Bring

• Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy
• A GrowthSphere Inc mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow
• Willingness to relocate to Atlantic City, NJ, or to make remote work
• A team player who lifts up colleagues and shares credit
• A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision
• An unpretentious attitude and eagerness to learn new skills

GrowthSphere Inc builds technology tools the way old shops built furniture — slowly, in Atlantic City, NJ, and with a candor-rich respect for the craft. We move fast on Jenkins but slow down whenever someone says they feel rushed past good judgment.

You get $153,000 - $235,000, a growth runway, a mentor, full benefits, and a flexible Atlantic City, NJ setup, no fine print, no catch.

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