Principal Engineer, Platform & Infrastructure
Silo
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $160,000 - $210,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Take primary ownership of production system reliability
- Lead coordination with external engineering partners
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks
- Define and implement technical standards
- Collaborate with Product to translate roadmap priorities into execution
- Mentor and level-up the engineering team
- Help define and grow the in-house engineering organization
Requirements
- 8+ years of software engineering experience
- 2-3 years in a senior, lead, or staff engineering capacity
- Deep expertise in systems-level backend languages (Go, Rust, C++, Java, or similar)
- Expert-level knowledge of Postgres, query optimization, and performance tuning
- Strong communication skills
- Comfortable operating in a startup environment
- Proven experience partnering with external engineering teams
Benefits
- Remote work options
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
GoRustC++JavaPostgresquery optimizationperformance tuningsystems-level backend languagessoftware engineeringtechnical standards
Soft Skills
strong communication skillsmentoringleadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingteam developmentcoordinationexecutionadaptabilitystartup environment