Principal Engineer

Phenom Intro:

Our purpose is to help a billion people find the right work! Phenom is an AI-Powered talent experience platform that is redefining the HR tech space. We have grown into a global organization with offices in 6 countries and over 1,500 employees. As an HR tech unicorn organization, innovation and creativity is within our DNA. Come help us make every talent moment Phenomenal!

Job Summary:

We are looking for a highly skilled Product Development Engineer III (Full-Stack) to lead the design and development of scalable, secure, and highly efficient backend services and systems. You will work on building innovative solutions, mentor junior engineers, and ensure the operational excellence of our platforms.

What you have to do:

• Architect and design end-to-end, large-scale full-stack systems that are scalable, secure, and maintainable, ensuring seamless integration between frontend and backend components.
• Lead full-stack product development efforts, translating business objectives into technical solutions with a focus on SAAS architecture, user experience, and backend system performance.
• Develop and maintain frontend user interfaces using JavaScript and React.js, while ensuring backend services in Java/J2EE, REST APIs, and MongoDB are efficient and scalable.
• Ensure systems are compatible with DevOps processes, implementing best practices for CI/CD pipelines, logging, monitoring, and overall operational needs.
• Work independently and collaboratively on full-stack projects, delivering high-quality, scalable solutions in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain operational excellence by reducing on-call volume, driving Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for full-stack systems, and fostering system-wide improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers and designers, to ensure successful product delivery and alignment with business requirements.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers (PDE I/II) in both frontend and backend development, helping them advance their technical skills and grow within the organization.

Work Experience

What you've done:

• 8+ years of software development experience, focusing on full-stack development.
• Expertise in

  Java/J2EE

  and building backend services using

  REST

  and

  JSON

  .
• Strong

  frontend

  experience with

  JavaScript

  and

  React.js

  , building responsive and user-friendly web applications.
• Experience designing and implementing

  scalable, distributed systems

  in production environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (

  AWS

  ,

  Azure

  ) and hands-on experience with cloud-based deployments.
• Proven experience leading teams and mentoring engineers, driving system-wide architectural decisions.
• Operational experience with post-launch troubleshooting, system monitoring, and on-call responsibilities.