Remote Principal Software Engineer

Description:

• The Principal Software Engineer role involves building distributed systems at scale and requires a technical leader who enjoys hands-on work.
• The position is within the Observability space, which is experiencing rapid growth due to advancements in DevOps, containerization, and cloud-native computing.
• New Relic is a leader in this field, processing petabytes of data daily and serving billions of web requests.
• Principal engineers are critical to the engineering organization, assisting teams with extra capacity and tackling significant challenges.
• Responsibilities include engaging with teams on high-impact projects, conducting research and building prototypes, coaching and mentoring teams, and contributing to cross-team initiatives.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 15+ years of professional software development experience.
• A proven track record of senior technical leadership is required.
• Knowledge of building and operating highly-available software and data pipelines at scale is essential, including understanding data structures, architectural patterns, and distributed systems.
• Strong interpersonal skills are necessary, including the ability to seek consensus and provide technical leadership.
• Candidates should be able to quickly adapt to new teams and services to make impactful organizational and technical contributions.

Benefits:

• New Relic fosters a diverse, welcoming, and inclusive environment, encouraging employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
• The company supports a flexible workforce model, allowing for fully office-based, fully remote, or hybrid work arrangements.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants during the application or recruiting process.
• The hiring process includes identity and eligibility verification, and a criminal background check is required for employment.
• New Relic is committed to evaluating candidates based on qualifications without discrimination based on various legally protected characteristics.