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Principal Software Engineer

Sydney, New South Wales🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Designing and executing scalable, reliable systems for major products used by millions of users across Southeast Asia, focusing on backend, frontend, APIs, databases, and infrastructure.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (hands-on IC with technical leadership)

Builds

Scalable, reliable technology products and systems for a global insurance platform

Domain

Fintech / Insurance / Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

System design, distributed systems, backend development, frontend development, API design, database management, cloud infrastructure, production problem-solving, technical trade-offs, mentoring

Preferred skills

Scaling engineering teams, operating across multiple products/markets/countries

Technologies

None explicitly listed

Responsibilities

Own technical design and execution for major products and systems; Design scalable systems across backend, frontend, APIs, databases, and infrastructure; Build alongside the team through coding, prototyping, and code reviews; Drive architecture decisions and trade-offs; Turn ambiguous product problems into clear technical solutions; Raise engineering quality through system design, testing, security, and observability; Lead technically critical initiatives and mentor engineers

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with technical leadership

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