TL;DR

Principal Software Engineer (Backend): Building and scaling large distributed backend systems for Bitbucket Cloud with an accent on microservice architecture, cloud PaaS, and developer tools. Focus on designing robust, secure, and high-traffic services, collaborating across teams, and mentoring engineers.

Location: Remote, based in or near Seattle, United States

Salary: $171,900 - $269,075 (depending on geographic pay zone)

Company

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What you will do

Design, implement, and improve large-scale distributed backend systems for Bitbucket Cloud.
Guide technical direction and implementation of major product features.
Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to influence product strategy.
Ship secure, reliable, maintainable, and well-tested code with customer focus.
Coach and mentor teammates to elevate their skills and share expertise.
Practice operational excellence including monitoring and incident response.

Requirements

Location: Must be based in the United States or in a country where %hirify_global% has a legal entity
Proficient in Python, Java, or Go programming languages.
Experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems and microservices.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills.
Experience mentoring and coaching engineering teams.

Nice to have

Experience hosting Git or other version control systems.
Experience with deep learning models and LLM-related applications.
Experience with PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, Memcached.
Unix programming and network-mounted filesystem experience.

Culture & Benefits

Flexible work location: office, home, or hybrid.
Competitive and equitable compensation with geographic pay zones.
Health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days.
Supportive of diversity and inclusion with confidential handling of personal information.
Virtual interviews and onboarding as part of a distributed-first company.

Hiring process

Virtual interviews and onboarding.
Focus on technical expertise, collaboration, and cultural fit.