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Principal Software Engineer

United States, Washington, Redmond💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-23 → 2026-09-26

Core

Drive technical strategy and execution for distributed databases, storage systems, and AI-native platform modernization at hyperscale.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (Distributed Systems & AI-Native Architecture)

Builds

Distributed storage architectures, AI-native systems, and mission-critical global services

Domain

Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, Data Protection

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Distributed storage systems, databases, cloud infrastructure, service architecture, performance optimization, scalability, resiliency, data durability, operational excellence, AI-native service design, AI-assisted engineering practices, cross-organizational technical strategy, data-driven architectural decisions

Preferred skills

Mentorship of senior engineers, raising engineering standards, fostering ownership culture

Technologies

C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python

Responsibilities

Define technical direction for complex initiatives spanning distributed databases and storage systems, lead design of AI-native systems and distributed storage architectures, establish technical standards and guardrails for AI-enabled solutions, use telemetry and data analysis to optimize resource utilization and guide engineering investments, lead live-site excellence through root-cause analysis and operational automation, mentor engineers and technical leaders across the organization

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