Principal Software Engineer (Java)

Devconnectplatform; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Job summary

Tivly is hiring a Principal Software Engineer (Java) for a fully remote role in the United States. The role focuses on owning architecture across the Java platform, setting technical direction, and mentoring senior engineers while still contributing code.

Requirements include 10+ years building distributed systems and experience leading multiple teams. Tech stack includes Java 17+, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka, and PostgreSQL. Remote US applicants welcome.

Qualifications

• 10+ years building and scaling distributed systems in production.
• Experience leading technical direction across multiple teams.
• Hands-on engineer who still writes code while mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture across the Java platform.
• Set technical direction and cross-team design.
• Mentor senior engineers while continuing to contribute code.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

Mentorship

Tools

Spring Boot

AWS

Kafka

PostgreSQL

Job description

# Principal Software Engineer (Java)Tivly170k–190k USDFull-timeremote· leadUSjavaspringawsListed via Hacker News · posted 2 Oct 2026. The application happens there, not on DevConnect.Apply on Hacker News## DescriptionTivly | Principal Software Engineer (Java) | | [REMOTE (US) only currently residing in: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, or Virginia.] | Full-time | [$170k–$190k + bonus]Tivly helps small business owners find the right insurance coverage quickly by connecting them with carriers and agents through our marketplace platform.We're hiring a hands-on Principal Engineer to own architecture across our Java platform: setting technical direction, leading cross-team design, and mentoring senior engineers while still writing code.Stack: Java 17+, Spring Boot, microservices, AWS, Kafka, PostgreSQLLooking for: 10+ years building and scaling distributed systems in production, and experience leading technical direction across multiple teams.Apply: tivly.com/careers