Principal Software Engineer (HERE API Gateway)

Job Description

What's the role? Lead the design and architecture of highly scalable HERE API Gateway Product ensuring the Product meet performance, reliability, and security requirements. The role requires you to be hands-on for a minimum of 80 percent of the day, including tasks such as coding, code reviews, low-level design, and high-level system design. Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions that align with business goals. Provide guidance and mentorship to engineering teams on best practices for microservices development, including API design, service orchestration. Oversee the development, testing, and deployment of microservices, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices. Identify and address performance bottlenecks, scaling issues, and other technical challenges to ensure systems can handle large volumes of traffic and data. Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve our microservices architecture and development practices. Lead the response to production issues, including diagnosing problems, coordinating with engineering teams, and implementing solutions Who are you? You are a Principal Software engineer who is collaborative, creative, problem solver and the following: Must have a BS/MS Degree with 8+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong focus on microservices architecture and distributed systems. At least 2 years of experience with technical leadership. Must be hands-on for a minimum of 80 percent of the day, including tasks such as coding, code reviews, low-level design, and high-level system design. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Proficiency in Java, Python, containerization technologies Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms AWS, Azure. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and address technical challenges in a timely manner. Strong knowledge and work experience with HTTP , the REST-principles , and TCP/IP networking , good understanding of OAuth and other authentication and authorization Experience with GitLab, Grafana, Splunk , Helm , iPaas , Prometheus, Experience in scripting languages Python, Bash, Lua is a plus. Extensive experience designing and implementing microservices-based architectures, including service orchestration, API management, and inter-service communication. Proven track record of building systems that scale horizontally and handle high traffic and data volumes efficiently. Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, mentor engineers, and drive complex projects to successful completion.