Principal Software Engineer

CloudTech Solutions; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 231,000 - 337,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Structured growth

Flexible schedule

Job summary

CloudTech Solutions is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in San Jose, CA to drive engineering excellence, own metrics, and translate stakeholder needs into robust Kafka-based services. You will debug Flask traces, evaluate new tech, and ensure production health.

Expect mentorship, structured growth, and a flexible internship schedule that favors your career development. The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and delivering high-quality software at scale.

Responsibilities

• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning.
• Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services.
• Translate fuzzy product wishes into shippable Kafka services.
• Read Flask stack traces and trace bugs to root causes.
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Scrum libraries.
• Monitor system health and set up alerting for production environments.

Skills

Prioritization

Calm under scope change

Effective communicator

Storytelling with data

Reliability and accountability

Quality focus

Job description

We measure our technology engineers by what they make easy for everyone else, and that's the Principal Software Engineer bar in San Jose. Everything about this Principal Software Engineer post says trust — $231,000 - $337,000, internship flexibility, and 9 years rewarded with real say.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within CloudTech Solutions
• Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services
• Translate fuzzy product wishes from CloudTech Solutions stakeholders into shippable Kafka services
• Read the Flask stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Scrum libraries
• Monitor system health and set up alerting for no-ego production environments

What You'll Bring

• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
• Demonstrated calm when a San Jose, CA client changes scope mid-stream
• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision
• Reliable, accountable, and committed to following through
• A keen eye for quality and consistency in your output

We are CloudTech Solutions, a joyfully-rigorous technology company headquartered in San Jose, CA. Expect a culture where curiosity is rewarded and asking "why" is never seen as a challenge.

Pay is $231,000 - $337,000, growth is structured, mentorship is personal, and the flexible internship schedule is non-negotiable in your favor.

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