Principal Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Enhance the architecture of backend services and platform infrastructure while establishing a long-term architectural vision and technical standards across various teams.

• Set engineering standards that foster consistency, maintainability, reliability, and operational readiness.

• Scale distributed systems and optimize performance across core services.

• Elevate production engineering practices, focusing on observability, testing, incident response, and post-incident reviews.

• Identify and mitigate significant technical debt.

• Enhance developer tools, workflows, and overall engineering productivity.

• Assist teams in effectively utilizing agentic development tools throughout the stages of planning, implementation, testing, review, and validation.

• Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to create scalable, resilient systems, while simplifying architectures and minimizing organizational complexity as the platform expands.

• Mentor Senior and Staff engineers through architecture evaluations, technical coaching, and project guidance.

• Act as a reliable technical advisor for challenging engineering and architectural choices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in a Principal Engineer, Architect, or senior Staff+ engineer role.

• Extensive background in designing and managing distributed systems in a production environment.

• Strong backend engineering proficiency, preferably in Go or a comparable language.

• Excellent architectural judgment and systems thinking, with the capability to simplify complex systems and make practical technical trade-offs.

• Proven experience leading intricate technical projects across various teams.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop senior engineers.

• Strong communication skills and technical leadership capabilities.

• Operational mindset focused on reliability, scalability, observability, and performance.

• Aptitude to balance long-term technical quality with practical execution.

• Comfort in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

• A proactive approach towards ownership, execution, and providing technical clarity in uncertain situations.

• Practical experience with agentic or AI-assisted development tools in professional engineering workflows.

• Experience in implementing shared workflows, prompts, rules, coding agents, or internal tools that enhance engineering productivity.

• Sound judgment regarding when automation can provide leverage, how AI-assisted work should be evaluated, and when direct engineering oversight is essential.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote within the U.S. – We believe that opportunities should not be geographically restricted. Our remote-first model allows us to recruit top talent across the United States and empowers them to perform their best work from anywhere.

• A culture of mentorship, equity, and psychological safety – We are dedicated to creating an environment where you can flourish, learn, and feel valued.

• Competitive salary & meaningful equity – Be recognized for your contributions with a robust compensation package and a stake in our collective success.

• Flexible paid time off – We operate with a high degree of autonomy and trust, allowing you the flexibility to take time off as necessary—without strict limits, just the expectation that you fulfill your commitments and complete your work.

• 14 paid holidays – Including Thanksgiving, Winter Break, and "Truffle Holidays" when the entire company enjoys a well-deserved day off together.

• Comprehensive health benefits – Medical, dental, and vision coverage with 80% of premiums covered for you and your dependents.

• Remote work stipend – Set yourself up for success with an $800 new hire stipend and $100/month to maintain a comfortable workspace.

• Health & wellness stipend – $1,200/year to support your physical, mental, and emotional well-being— we believe that feeling good leads to great work.

• Learning & development stipend – $2,000/year to invest in your growth, whether it’s through courses, certifications, or industry conferences.

• 401(k) match – We match 100% of the first 6% of your contributions on every paycheck, helping you establish financial security for the future.

• 100% remote + company off-sites – Twice a year, we come together in wonderful locations like Hawaii, Cabo, and the Rocky Mountains to collaborate and connect.