Principal Engineer – Software, Storage

. Work on technically challenging problems with some of the largest distributed systems in the world.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeRemote • California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $147,000 - $237,500 per yearWebsite

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGraphQLGRPCJavaPythonRust

Key responsibilities & impact

Work on technically challenging problems with some of the largest distributed systems in the world.
Directly impact how engineering teams debug production systems.
Help shape the architecture of a rapidly scaling platform.
Collaborate with deeply technical teammates and customers.
Design and build scalable backend services that process high-volume telemetry data.
Develop systems for ingestion, storage, indexing, and querying of time-series and event data.
Improve performance, reliability, and cost efficiency of distributed systems.
Collaborate with frontend teams to design clean, efficient APIs.
Mentor engineers and help raise engineering standards.

What you’ll need

Strong experience in one or more backend languages (e.g., Go, Java, Python, Rust)
Experience using AI coding assistants (e.g., Cursor, Claude)
Experience building and operating highly available systems in production
Experience working with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Experience designing APIs (REST, gRPC, GraphQL)
A strong sense of ownership and can independently own projects from inception to delivery.
An effective collaborative working style.

Comp & perks

Employee benefits may include health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.
Professional development opportunities.

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Hard Skills & Tools

GoJavaPythonRustAPI designRESTgRPCGraphQLcloud infrastructurehighly available systems

Soft Skills

collaborationmentorshipownershipindependenceeffective communication