Principal Software Engineer – Reston, Cambridge

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

📋 Description

• Design intricate distributed software systems and create technical blueprints to reduce operational overhead.

• Set development standards, implement pull request review processes, and define Service Level Objectives to ensure system reliability.

• Create deployment safety pipelines, continuous integration workflows, and automated testing frameworks to facilitate secure production releases.

• Act as the Tier-3 escalation point for complex application failures and conduct postmortem analyses.

• Guide engineering teams on system architecture while fostering an inclusive and collaborative technical environment.

• Apply Site Reliability Engineering principles to web applications, APIs, and automation platforms.

• Develop specialized tools to support globally distributed infrastructure.

⛳️ Requirements

• 12 years of pertinent experience.

• Bachelor's degree.

• Proficiency in developing full-stack web applications, APIs, and microservices within Linux or Unix environments.

• Strong skills in Python, JavaScript, SQL, Ruby, or PHP.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, automated testing, and version control processes.

• Knowledge of SRE principles, such as SLI/SLO tracking, toil reduction, and root-cause analysis.

• Proven success in creating architectural blueprints, assessing emerging technologies, and mentoring engineering colleagues.

• US Citizenship.

• Must be eligible to undergo the necessary security clearance process; an active clearance is not a prerequisite.

🏝️ Benefits

• Healthcare.

• 401K savings plan.

• Company holidays.

• Vacation (provided as PTO).

• Sick leave.

• Parental leave.

• Employee assistance program.

• Mental wellness benefits.

• Financial wellness benefits.

• Annual bonuses or incentives.

• Equity awards.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).

• Flexible working arrangements, allowing work from home, in-office, or a combination of both.