Principal Software Engineer I (Platform)

TL;DR

Principal Software Engineer (Platform): Driving impactful projects in Engineering Productivity by solving technical problems, influencing outcomes through collaboration, and ensuring Software Supply Chain security. Focus on continuous delivery, continuous quality models, and advocating for projects and vision at different levels.

Location: Flexible locations and schedules for many roles.

Company

hirify.global, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people.

What you will do

• Solve technical problems of the largest scope, complexity, and ambiguity.
• Drive large, impactful projects that involve multiple stakeholders and impact many teams.
• Represent Engineering Productivity to the rest of the company, gathering feedback and advocating for projects and vision at different levels.
• Up leveling the quality of the engineering in the org by setting standards exemplified in code review, incident response, and tech debt elimination for their team and peer teams.
• Participate in the On-Call rotation.

Requirements

• A high level of autonomy - the distributed nature of the company offers freedom to work when and how you see fit, but also requires team members to work independently, and reach out for help when stuck.
• Strong communicator who can tailor their message to engineering peers and leadership alike.
• Supportive mindset to help grow and mentor other team members.
• Effective at stakeholder management and influencing without authority.
• Knowledge of Platform Engineering and CI/CD systems and practices (Buildkite, Backstage, Argo CD, GitOps, etc).
• Familiarity and experience with Kubernetes.
• Broad software development background and solid knowledge in either Go or Python.
• Familiar with Linux and shell scripting.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave