Principal, Software Development Engineer (Java/Cloud)

Location: Dallas, TX, United States of America

Annual pay range: $134,400–$165,000

Company

hirify.global provides property intelligence and technology for the global real estate ecosystem, serving the property industry through data, connectivity, and software.

What you will do

• Lead architecture and modernization initiatives for Onehome, a high-volume consumer-facing real estate platform supporting millions of users.
• Design scalable, secure, resilient, and high-performing applications and services across distributed systems.
• Provide technical leadership for Java and Spring Boot microservices running on Google Cloud Platform.
• Evaluate service boundaries and architecture patterns, improve cloud-native delivery, and advance Kubernetes-based deployment models.
• Lead technical design reviews, influence engineering standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product, Architecture, Security, Data, and Engineering partners.
• Improve search and data architecture with Elasticsearch and Kafka, while applying AI-assisted and agentic workflows to development, testing, documentation, and automation.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on Java and Spring Boot experience.
• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale software solutions in production.
• Deep understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and modern design patterns.
• Experience leading complex technical initiatives and influencing engineering direction across teams.
• Experience with cloud platforms, DevOps, and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience applying AI-powered development tools, automation, or AI-native engineering practices in software development workflows.
• Strong communication skills for explaining technical decisions and influencing engineering teams.

Nice to have

• Google Cloud Platform and Kubernetes experience.
• Elasticsearch experience with cluster architecture, index design, reindexing strategies, and query optimization at scale.
• Kafka experience with event-driven architecture, partitioning, schema evolution, and consumer group design.
• Angular, PostgreSQL, or Redis experience.
• Experience with agentic software engineering workflows, context engineering, specification-driven development, or AI-enabled engineering automation.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working model, subject to role classification.
• Generous PTO, 11 paid holidays, well-being and volunteer time off.
• Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave and a baby stipend.
• Medical plan options with mental health and wellness support.
• 401(k) with company match and vesting after one year, a $400 annual well-being stipend, tuition assistance up to $5,250, recognition rewards, referral bonuses, and discounts.