Principal Software Engineer

Company: Resolvit
Location: Washington
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

As the Principal Software Engineer, you will lead a team of Software Engineers working together to develop features on our talent marketplace platform. You will develop team objectives, goals, and priorities. You will also partner with Product, the CTO, and organization leaders to create a product and technology investment roadmap, and then architect and deliver cloud-based robust solutions that propel the mission and help employers and training providers place STARs in higher-wage work. Additionally, you will:* Lead Agile Scrum team(s) of engineers to deliver high-quality software against the roadmap* Perform code reviews, provide technical guidance, and mentor engineers, helping them grow their skills in software development* Work with cloud, microservices, and REST/GraphQL API-based stack, using technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Linkerd, Prometheus, and OpenTracing for architecting, building, scaling, and enhancing effectiveness and efficiency of the platform, while delivering on a well-designed user experience* Enhance the skills-based matching features of the platform with business intelligence and learning algorithms* Build a flawless developer experience with interactive documentation and examples, clean interfaces and dashboards, and beautiful widgets* Ensure the production environment is resilient, reliable, safe, scalable, and well-instrumented for monitoring.What You'll Need to be Successful:* At least 8 years of industry experience building scalable web software, large-scale distributed systems, and APIs* At least 3 years of experience effectively managing, motivating, and empowering a distributed team of software engineers in a 24/7 cloud environment* Strong track record of delivering complex projects in a fast-paced Agile environment* Full-stack engineering experience in any of the following languages: Ruby/Ruby on Rails, Java, JavaScript, Python/Django, C/C++, and/or Scala* Exceptional ability to work anywhere in the technical stack and deliver quality code* Evidence of exposure to architectural patterns of a large, high-scale web application (e.g., well-designed APIs, high volume data pipelines, efficient algorithms)* Strong analytical thinker who has experience with web best practices such as A/B testing, test coverage, automation, Agile, and DevOps* Experience architecting, building, and operating distributed systems to solve problems at high scale* Ability to write high-performance production quality code* Experience and interest in working with other engineers and cross-functional partners in product and design to build world-class online and offline products* Proactiveness and good communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical topics to a non-technical audience* Collaborative orientation to use technology as an enabler of business outcomes* Fast learnerGreat Additional Skills:* Experience with Postgres and ReactBenefits:At Resolvit, you'll be given the support you need to grow in your consulting career. In addition to opportunities for advancement, we offer:* Medical, dental, and vision insurance* Life insurance coverage* Long-term and short-term disability coverage* 401(k) retirement plan with matching* Professional support from our Client & Employee Optimization Specialist

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