Remote Principal Software Engineer

Description:

• The Principal Software Engineer will be responsible for building, maintaining, monitoring, and scaling products in GoodLeap's portfolio.
• This role involves applying engineering best practices to ensure a culture of software quality and operational excellence throughout the organization.
• The engineer will collaborate with Product Managers and other stakeholders to define the product roadmap and contribute to the overall technical strategy.
• Essential job duties include collaborating with product, architecture, and design leads to deliver highly-available, fault-tolerant products and services.
• The engineer will work on significant and unique technical challenges, evaluate and recommend solutions, and guide decision-making by considering technical tradeoffs.
• A strong grasp of both technical and business perspectives is necessary to drive innovation.
• The role requires working autonomously and being self-disciplined, requiring no supervision or guidance.
• Mentoring and coaching team members to enhance their technical and soft skills is also a key responsibility.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree is required for this position.
• Candidates must have 10+ years of information technology experience directly related to application or cloud infrastructure design and development.
• Proficiency in DevOps automation capabilities, including scripting or using tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform, or Ansible, is essential.
• Experience or familiarity with the use of containers (Docker) and container orchestration (Docker Swarm, ECS) is required to run applications.
• Candidates should be adept with the agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles.
• A passion for software development, emerging technologies, and a culture of innovation is necessary.
• A positive mindset and can-do attitude are important for this role.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.

Benefits:

• GoodLeap offers a collaborative work culture that values extraordinary professionals.
• The company provides opportunities for career growth and development.
• Employees can expect a rewarding career experience while contributing to sustainable solutions.
• GoodLeap is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for known disabilities to enable qualified applicants or employees to perform essential job functions.