Principal Software Engineer, Platform Modernization

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

📋 Description

• Design and develop backend systems that abstract infrastructure concerns and provide self-service capabilities.

• Take ownership of the development and maintenance of internal tools, APIs, and automation frameworks utilized by infrastructure and application teams.

• Enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, emphasizing security, repeatability, and observability.

• Define scalable backend architectures and patterns across various infrastructure domains.

• Produce design documents, system diagrams, and proof-of-concepts that direct development and integration efforts.

• Work collaboratively with senior stakeholders to ensure platform modernization initiatives align with long-term objectives.

• Mentor engineers and promote a culture of robust backend engineering, maintainability, and ongoing improvement.

• Guide the technical direction and architectural decisions for the team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated years of experience as a backend or platform software engineer (or equivalent), ideally with a focus on developer tooling or infrastructure automation.

• Strong programming skills in Go or Python.

• Familiarity with additional systems languages (e.g., Rust) is advantageous.

• Proven experience in designing internal APIs, automation frameworks, or infrastructure control planes.

• Experience with gRPC, RESTful APIs, and event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka) for inter-service communication.

• Knowledge of Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or Ansible.

• Understanding of SRE principles and a metrics-driven approach to software reliability and observability (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).

• Experience in Agile, remote, cross-functional environments.

• Must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous vacation policy.

• Healthcare coverage.

• Retirement benefits.

• Student loan repayment assistance.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• Six months of paid caregiver leave for new parents, including those fostering.

• Access to free live events through the employee ticketing program.