Principal Software Engineer - Platform, APIs, Distributed Systems (Tech Lead)

Tech Stack

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Responsibilities

• Design and build a developer platform for creating, versioning, and reusing complex systems, focusing on API design, distributed systems, and internal developer platforms.
• Take technical ownership of core platform systems, including designing APIs and data models used by multiple engineering teams.
• Define API contracts, versioning strategy, and backward compatibility to ensure systems are composable, scalable, and reliable.
• Coach engineers and influence platform design standards, making practical trade-offs between architecture and delivery.
• Operate as a deeply hands-on technical lead, building towards good architecture incrementally within an evolving, actively used platform.

Soft Skills

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