Principal Software Engineer, Back End

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

📋 Description

• Define and lead the multi-year architectural transformation of CD Baby’s customer-facing platform from a .NET monolithic structure to a modular, service-oriented architecture.

• Break down the monolith into distinct services for distribution, royalties, analytics, catalog management, and account management.

• Choose the appropriate programming languages and data storage solutions for each service.

• Take ownership of the application data model, ORM patterns, schema design, and data access conventions.

• Collaborate with Data Engineering on models and pipelines that integrate with Snowflake.

• Write production-level back-end code as a Principal individual contributor.

• Assist in completing the transition from on-premises infrastructure to Azure cloud.

• Establish and maintain standards for CI/CD, automated testing, observability, performance, and security.

• Plan continuous delivery that integrates platform modernization with customer-facing product launches.

• Mentor engineers through hands-on collaboration and by setting a positive example.

• Work together with front-end, SDET, data engineering, design, product management, infrastructure, and internal tools teams.

• Report to the Director of Engineering.

⛳️ Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive back-end software engineering experience, including substantial technical leadership as Principal, Staff, or equivalent individual contributor.

• Demonstrated production experience in transforming a monolithic application into a service-oriented architecture while ensuring operational continuity.

• In-depth expertise in .NET (C#) and SQL Server at scale within containerized environments on a leading cloud platform.

• Azure experience is preferred; experience with AWS or GCP is also relevant.

• Proficient in at least one of the following: Go, Node.js, or Python.

• Experience in selecting and managing workload-appropriate data storage solutions beyond relational databases.

• Strong background in ORM, including Entity Framework, Dapper, or similar frameworks.

• Expertise in schema design, data modeling, migrations, and performance trade-offs in ORM/query execution at scale.

• Hands-on experience in API contract design using REST, GraphQL, or gRPC, including aspects of versioning, evolution, and contract testing.

• Solid understanding of CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and safe continuous delivery practices at scale.

• Experience collaborating with data engineering on analytical pipelines.

• Technical authority in back-end architecture, distributed systems, data modeling, and cloud platforms.

• Ability to convey technical trade-offs to engineers, product partners, and executives.

• Experience in the music, media, or entertainment industry is appreciated but not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Base salary ranging from $180,000 to $205,000 annually.

• Medical insurance coverage.

• Dental insurance coverage.

• Vision insurance coverage.

• Life insurance coverage.

• 401(k) matching program.

• Generous paid time off policy.

• Remote work opportunities available within the United States.

• Operate on Pacific Time hours.