
Principal Backend Engineer
Feathr
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $145,000 - $165,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Shape the technical direction of systems meeting advertising, marketing, and analytics needs
- Identify systemic risks before incidents arise
- Drive architectural decisions impacting reliability and scalability
- Mentor senior and mid-level engineers through design reviews
- Collaborate with engineering leadership and product managers
Requirements
- 6+ years of backend software engineering experience
- 4+ years designing and operating distributed software systems at scale
- Track record of leading technical initiatives that span multiple teams or services
- Deep expertise in Python, Flask, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, and Redis
- Experience defining and evolving engineering standards, practices, and tooling for an organization
- Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor)
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision
- Summr and Wintr breaks
- Paid vacation and sick time
- Professional development budget
- Office food
- Team hangouts and events
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
backend software engineeringdistributed software systemsPythonFlaskElasticsearchMongoDBRedisengineering standardsAI-assisted development toolstooling
Soft Skills
mentoringcollaborationleadershipdesign reviewsrisk identificationarchitectural decision-making