Principal Engineer

What you will do:

• Lead from the code as a core individual contributor in Go, Python, and JavaScript.
• Set the technical standard through pull request reviews, architecture decisions, and hands-on pair programming.
• Identify technical debt and risk clearly, communicate tradeoffs to stakeholders.

Grow and coach a small Agile team:

• Build out the agile process including sprint planning, refinement, and process development.
• Directly manage one engineer.
• Collaborate in a strong remote team environment, building robust and reliable solutions.

What you will need:

• Professional proficiency in Go, Python, and JavaScript, developing for a Linux-based cloud environment.
• Experience building and operating software products in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment.
• Fluency with modern DevOps, CI/CD, and agile tooling; we use AWS, EKS, Helm, and Flux.

Leadership & Communication:

• Track record of technical leadership.
• Strong written and verbal communication: you can write a clear design doc, run a tight standup, and present tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with direct line management, mentorship, or tech lead roles on engineering teams.