Senior DNS Platform Engineer — Lead Scalable, Reliable Systems

Doist; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) matching

Generous PTO

Parental leave

Wellness program

Education assistance

Job summary

DigiCert in the United States is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design, deliver, and evolve critical DNS platform services. You will lead cross-team initiatives, ensure scalability, reliability, and security, and provide hands-on technical guidance while translating strategy into concrete execution.

You will mentor senior and mid-level engineers, participate in architecture reviews, and drive deployment improvements, observability, and CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• Typically 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including impact on large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong backend experience with Java and/or Go, REST/gRPC APIs, cloud platforms, and data stores.
• Solid understanding of distributed system design, scalability, reliability, and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of complex DNS platform services and cross-team initiatives.
• Own technical design for major features, ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Contribute hands-on to implementation in high-risk areas.
• Participate in architecture reviews, RFCs, and design discussions for quality outcomes.
• Mentor Senior and Mid-level Engineers on system design and production excellence.

Skills

Backend development (Java/Go)

REST/gRPC APIs

Cloud platforms

Databases (SQL/NoSQL)

CI/CD practices

Distributed systems design

DNS/networking familiarity

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Job description

DigiCert in the United States is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design, deliver, and evolve critical DNS platform services. You will lead cross-team initiatives, ensure scalability, reliability, and security, and provide hands-on technical guidance while translating strategy into concrete execution.

You will mentor senior and mid-level engineers, participate in architecture reviews, and drive deployment improvements, observability, and CI/CD practices.