Remote Principal Software Engineer (Backend)

Description:

• We are an early-stage company focused on building innovative software solutions with a commitment to delivering reliable and safe software.
• We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer (Backend) who enjoys writing code that protects customers and frustrates adversaries.
• The responsibilities include designing, architecting, and developing features and improvements in a secure, well-tested, and performant manner.
• You will maintain a high standard of quality in a fast-paced, iterative environment.
• The role involves working closely with company leadership to guide our market entry and interacting with potential customers to drive adoption.
• You will craft code that adheres to our internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices, and advocate for these standards through code reviews and cultural practices.
• Regular demonstrations of progress during weekly internal demos are expected.

Requirements:

• Candidates should have experience designing and shipping commercially available software products at scale that customers love.
• Experience in building and shipping self-service B2B SaaS products at scale is required.
• Expert knowledge of at least one major systems programming language is necessary.
• The ability to learn Typescript or Rust is essential.
• Experience in shipping serverless software on AWS or having distributed systems experience is required.
• Candidates should have experience working at a fast-growing startup.
• Comfort with remote, asynchronous, and independent work is necessary.
• Strong time management habits and the ability to maintain a quiet working environment are required.
• Fluency in technologies such as GitHub, AWS, Auth0, TypeScript, Rust, GitHub Copilot, and Claude is expected.
• A minimum of 12 years of experience in the field is required.
• The ability to thrive in a fully remote organization is essential.

Benefits:

• This position is fully remote, allowing you to work from anywhere in the United States.
• We hire individuals authorized to work in the United States, but we do not sponsor immigration visas.
• There may be opportunities to travel for in-person company planning and events.