Principal Software Engineer

Who You Are:
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 a similar back-end 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 Youll 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

Salary Range: $180,000-$230,000

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- Ability to be processed for a Department of Education Public Trust Background Check
- Expertise (8+) YOE in back-end software engineering
- Expertise in Microservices Architecture
- Experience working at a large company such as Google, Amazon, Walmart to understand microservices architecture at this scale

Required Skills and Education:
Minimum of 8+ years of programming with at least one back-end software programming language experience (Example: Java, Python, Node, C#, etc..)
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
Candidate must have experience supporting massive-scale applications and will ideally come from Big Tech or Fin Tech background.
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 (required for Principal Engineer)
Eligible to be granted and maintain Department of Education Public Trust 6C
Positions are remote, but some travel to DC, approx. 10-25%

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.