Principal Software Engineer (Remote) - 31139

Location: Fully remote within the United States; candidates near hirify.global offices in Columbia, MD; San Antonio, TX; Boise, ID; Greenville, SC; or Augusta, GA may be required to work from the office periodically.

Salary: $143,507–$245,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops and deploys big data solutions, cloud-based services, software and systems engineering, cyber capabilities, and data science solutions for critical customer challenges, including Department of Defense systems.

What you will do

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable backend systems and services handling massive data volumes and high query loads.
• Own complex technical projects from concept through production and ongoing iteration.
• Build and evolve RESTful APIs and backend services, and modify, extend, and optimize complex open-source systems such as Trino.
• Implement identity federation solutions and operate large-scale data ingestion pipelines using tools such as Keycloak and Airflow.
• Automate deployment processes and CI/CD workflows using Kubernetes and related technologies.
• Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues while collaborating with experienced engineers in a low-process, high-autonomy environment.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required; must obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance. A current Secret or TS clearance may also be considered.
• 15+ years of software engineering experience designing, developing, and deploying complex backend systems, plus a related bachelor's degree; alternatively, 13 years with a master's degree or 19 years with a high school diploma.
• Proficiency in one or more backend languages: Java, Python, or Go.
• Experience working with or modifying Trino or similar distributed SQL query engines.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration, particularly Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
• Significant experience building and maintaining API endpoints and backend services, modifying and extending complex open-source projects, and working with identity federation protocols.
• Proficiency in deployment automation and CI/CD practices and tools, with strong systematic debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication, adaptability, initiative, collaborative low-ego behavior, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with Keycloak for identity and access management.
• Experience with workflow management tools such as Airflow.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus.
• Experience with AWS services including S3, EC2, KMS, or Bedrock.
• Exposure to or interest in learning GCP or Azure.

Culture & Benefits

• Low-process environment with high autonomy, shared knowledge, mutual respect, and a pragmatic bias toward action.
• Fully remote work is available, with periodic office interaction required for candidates near an hirify.global office; the schedule depends on the location and office cadence.
• 100% of employee healthcare, vision, and dental premiums are covered.
• 10% 401(k) benefit, generous paid time off, and 10 paid holidays.
• Education and training allowances.