Principal, Software Engineer - Marketplace Technology

engineeringjobs.net, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k)

Stock Purchase Plan

Company-Paid Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Sick Leave

Parental Leave

Family Care Leave

Bereavement Leave

Jury Duty Leave

Voting Leave

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Company Discounts

Education Benefit

Job summary

engineeringjobs.net, Inc. seeks a senior technologist to lead the design and delivery of scalable platform infrastructure and cloud-native distributed systems.

You will mentor teams, guide architectural standards, and collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, measure outcomes, and push for reliability and operational excellence. The role requires a strong background in distributed systems, microservices, and modern tooling (Kubernetes, CI/CD, monitoring).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computing field with five years of software engineering experience, or seven years total experience.
• Masters degree with three years of relevant experience as an alternative.
• Experience with highly available distributed systems, technical design docs, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, databases; proficiency with Python/Java/Scala; strong in Kubernetes and production monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of scalable platform infrastructure and cloud-native distributed systems across teams.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and define architectural standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, measure outcomes, and improve reliability and operational excellence.

Skills

Distributed Systems

Cloud-Native Architecture

Platform Engineering

Machine Learning

Artificial Intelligence

Java

Golang

Scala

Python

Microservices

REST APIs

Kafka

Cassandra

DB2

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computing or related field

Master's degree in Computing or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Production monitoring

Job description

Lead the design and delivery of scalable platform infrastructure, cloud-native distributed systems, reusable tooling, and AI/ML capabilities, overseeing the software development lifecycle across teams. Provide technical leadership and mentorship, guide architectural standards, and collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, measure outcomes, and improve reliability and operational excellence.

Requirements: The posting requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant computing field with five years of software engineering experience, or seven years of experience; it also describes a master's degree with three years as an alternative and preferred qualification. Candidates should have experience with highly available distributed systems, technical design documentation, high-performance microservices and APIs, event-driven systems, databases, Kubernetes, production monitoring, code reviews, mentoring, and CI/CD collaboration.

Key Skills: Distributed Systems, Cloud-Native Architecture, Platform Engineering, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Java, Golang, Scala, Python, Microservices, REST APIs, Kafka, Cassandra, DB2, Kubernetes, CI/CD

Benefits: Medical Insurance, Vision Insurance, Dental Insurance, 401(k), Stock Purchase Plan, Company-Paid Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, Parental Leave, Family Care Leave, Bereavement Leave, Jury Duty Leave, Voting Leave, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Company Discounts, Military Leave Pay, Adoption Expense Reimbursement, Surrogacy Expense Reimbursement, Education Benefit