360 Privacy

Principal Engineer

360 Privacy

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Brentwood • Tennessee • United States

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Salary

💰 $190,000 - $240,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Own backend architecture across core services, including APIs and data access layers.
  • Define and uphold standards for API design, system boundaries, and data modeling.
  • Lead the design and implementation of complex backend initiatives from concept through production.
  • Own and evolve cross-cutting backend concerns such as authorization, tenant isolation, idempotency, request governance, and secure data access patterns.
  • Drive system quality by improving evolvability, operational confidence, and long-term maintainability.
  • Make and document high-impact architectural decisions, including explicit trade-offs and risk assessments.
  • Collaborate closely with engineers and cross-functional partners to align on design, constraints, and long-term direction.
  • Mentor engineers through design reviews, architectural guidance, and clear technical feedback.
  • Partner with engineering leadership on long-term technical strategy and technology investment decisions.
  • Participate in on-call rotation approximately once every two months and translate operational learnings into system improvements.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of backend engineering experience, including ownership of production systems at scale.
  • Proven experience designing backend APIs and services that are intentionally difficult to misuse.
  • Strong data modeling skills and experience building multi-tenant systems with clear tenant isolation.
  • Demonstrated ownership of architectural decisions with measurable impact on system stability and delivery.
  • Ability to lead technical work through written design documents, diagrams, and decision records.
  • Comfort operating under ambiguity and making decisions that meaningfully constrain future options.
  • Strong collaboration skills and the ability to influence through clarity rather than force.
  • Clear, direct communication style with a focus on shared understanding.
  • Advanced proficiency in English to effectively communicate complex information with team members and stakeholders, and to complete job-related documentation and collaboration tasks.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
backend architectureAPI designdata modelingmulti-tenant systemsauthorizationtenant isolationidempotencyrequest governancesystem stabilitytechnical documentation
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationmentoringinfluenceclarityoperational confidencedecision-makingproblem-solvingadaptability