Principal Software Engineer
Core
Architecting and building scalable backend services and APIs while leading AI enablement efforts to enhance developer productivity and customer experiences.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer (Backend & AI Strategy)
Builds
Scalable backend services, APIs, and AI-integrated tooling for a fintech/BNPL platform.
Domain
Fintech / Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) / Retail
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Golang, RESTful API design, SQL-based RDBMS optimization, distributed systems design, AI/LLM tooling integration, technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog), AWS cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, containerized microservices, TypeScript/React, commercial API shipping
Technologies
Golang, AWS, RDS (MySQL/Postgres), Kubernetes, Gitlab, Elasticsearch, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor
Responsibilities
Architect and build scalable backend services and APIs; lead AI enablement efforts to apply AI/automation to internal tooling and customer experiences; integrate modern AI capabilities to enhance team productivity; drive consistency and scalability across distributed microservices; establish engineering best practices for observability, security, and CI/CD; mentor engineers and champion a culture of learning; translate business goals into technical roadmaps.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
