Senior Principal Software Engineer (Cortex Platform)

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 14+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on distributed, cloud-native application development.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience, featuring deep expertise in Python, Go, or Java and a proven track record of architecting large-scale distributed systems.
• Extensive experience with cloud development, including REST APIs, databases, serverless computing, and microservices architectures.
• Demonstrated experience as a hands-on technical lead or architect on complex software projects.
• Preferred Qualifications
• 8+ years of hands-on experience with specific cloud technologies such as ElasticSearch, Google Pub/Sub, or similar.
• Deep understanding of public cloud design considerations, including security, global network infrastructure, and load balancing.
• Proven ability to make data-driven trade-off judgments and excellent troubleshooting skills to isolate and resolve complex issues.
• Experience working in an agile environment with cross-functional teams to deliver full-stack products at scale.
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• Compensation Disclosure
• The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
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