Principal Software Engineer

Job Description

Position Overview As a Principal Engineer, youll be the mastermind behind creating strong, scalable, and secure microservices for our SaaS platform, making governance a breeze for our customers. Youll use the power of AWS to build Serverless solutions, either starting from scratch or helping move services to Serverless. Working with our core governance teams, you and your team take charge of everything - from writing code to deploying and monitoring. You lead discussions on how things should be set up and regularly showcase your work to the whole department. Join us and simplify the world of governance technology! Key Responsibilities Dive into the exciting realm of designing and implementing secure, scalable solutions using AWS Serverless technology. Unleash your coding prowess, ensuring top-notch quality by embracing SOLID principles, and infuse your creations with robust testing and observability Collaborate seamlessly with diverse teams, serving as the catalyst for optimizing development and delivery experiences. Picture a world where productivity soars, and regular deployments to production become second nature. But it doesnt end there - as a mentor, coach, and guide to the next generation of developers, youll play a pivotal role in fostering growth and learning. Elevate your team through constructive code reviews, sharing technical insights, and collectively journeying towards new heights of innovation. Get ready for a role thats not just about writing code; its about crafting a future where excellence is the standard! Required Experience/Skills Experience in a technical leadership role. Strong ability to architect for product requirements and implement them in a simple and efficient manner Solid foundation in system architecture, API, and software design with strong analytical and debugging skills Hands-on experience in designing and developing complex, scalable, fault- tolerant, high-performance microservices for SaaS platform. Strive to push forward our Serverless tech vision and are an advocate for engineering best practices Experience in technical leadership and guiding other developers to improve product quality and team efficiency. Experience working in Agile development and knowledge of Scrum and Kanban. Experience in providing the solution to various use case/ business problems using various cloud services like AWS, Azure to build enterprise level application. Experience in creating single page applications with React/Angular and working with backend services using Node JS/Typescript. Why you ll love working here You ll be working in a Serverless organization that strives to primarily develop solutions in a Serverless fashion on AWS. You ll be rapidly learning with our structured training programs and our company culture that emphasizes continuous teaching and coaching. You ll have a high impact in the world by building software that improves the daily experience of employees and citizens all around the world. You ll be paid well and enjoy great benefits, paid days off to volunteer in your community, and other perks to keep your mind and body healthy. Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, Singapore and Sydney. To foster strong collaboration and connection, this role will follow a hybrid work model. If you are within a commuting distance to one of our Diligent office locations, you will be expected to work onsite at least 50% of the time. We believe that in-person engagement helps drive innovation, teamwork, and a strong sense of community.