Principal Software Engineer

Insight Global; Virginia (MN); Remote; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeking a passionate Software Engineer to enhance core services and innovate solutions. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in Python or Java, distributed systems, and mentoring roles. Join a dynamic environment where your skills will directly impact business success.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience in Java and/or Python programming.
• Expertise in designing non-trivial distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver new features and improve the reliability of core services.
• Identify system bottlenecks and proactively resolve issues.
• Work across the stack to execute tasks independently.

Skills

Python

Java

Microservice Architecture

Distributed Systems

Performance Tuning

Design Patterns

Mentorship

Job description

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Base pay range

$170,000.00/yr - $230,000.00/yr

Direct message the job poster from Insight Global

We're looking for exceptional engineers who are passionate about our mission and have a strong desire to make a meaningful impact. The ideal candidate will be proficient in Python/Java or similar language; an expert in majority of language constructs, able to apply them fluently to solve complicated and complex problems and have experience with performance tuning.

What You’ll Do:

• Work in a fast paced, collaborative environment where ideas are discussed and challenged openly
• Deliver new features and improve reliability of our core services including the major read/write paths for customer intake, application screening, and information dissemination
• Identify major system bottlenecks, or flaws in business logic, and proactively address them
• Take ownership over core product problems, be able to come up with your own solutions that you love and prove through data that it is impactful at scale
• Work across the stack to solve problems, there is no reliance on another engineer or team to get something done for you

Required Skills and Education:

• Minimum of 8+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• Minimum of 8+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience (Java and/or Python)
• Minimum of 8+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Must have experience designing a non-trivial distributed system (multi-tier) - storage layers, caching layers, application layers, understanding of failure modes, expertise with applying a strangler-pattern to transform a system from a monolith to a microservice architecture
• Must have Microservice Architecture experience, especially with high throughput and low-latency systems
• Experience working with complex systems migration involving multiple phases with dark reads, dark writes, light reads, light writes
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Public Trust 6C
• Positions are remote, but some travel to DC, approx. 10-25%

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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