Principal Software Engineer (Backend Engineer)
Hired RecruitersAustin, Texas, United States • San Francisco, California, United States
Posted April 15, 2021
Full Time
About the Company
Hired Recruiters, now part of LHH Recruitment Solutions, specializes in technology-focused talent acquisition, offering end-to-end recruitment, staffing, and career mobility services for companies ranging from startups to enterprises. Leveraging LHH's long-standing tech practice, Hired delivers expertise across software development, IT infrastructure, data, and business systems, while also providing leadership development, outplacement, and executive career advisory solutions. The integrated platform combines traditional recruiting with strategic career consulting, enabling clients to navigate the evolving talent landscape with agility and precision. Hired's commitment to customer success and a deep network of engineers and developers sets it apart as a trusted partner for organizations seeking to build high-performing teams.
Job Description
We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer (Backend Engineer) to lead the Data Platform team and drive technical innovation across Fandom sites and applications. As a top technical leader, you will oversee the technical area from an architectural and systems design perspective, leading other engineers and communicating across various audiences.
Requirements
- 10+ years of software engineering experience with a track-record of back-end development, design and architecture
- Expertise in a modern form of 1 or more of the following languages: Java, Python, Golang, Kotlin
- Designing and architecting scaled-up back-end systems (Kafka, MySQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, Neo4j)
- Experience building large user personalization, recommendation and search-based systems with an average monthly base of at least 50-100M monthly users
- Deep experience as an expert and technical leader for large Engineering teams
- Experience explaining complicated technical plans to a variety of audiences
- A mindset that is business-oriented, collaborative, and comfortable with mentoring others
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Visa Sponsorship
