NPAworldwide · 2 days ago

Principal Software Engineer

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$180K/yr - $22K/yr

7+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with product management and cross-functional teams to understand requirements and translate them into scalable and performant software solutions.

Drive architecture and design of the application stack, making strategic decisions to drive innovation and maintain flexibility for future growth.

Design and implement clean, extensible, and scalable solutions, leveraging modern server-side frameworks and adhering to best practices.

Collaborate with fellow engineers to establish and maintain development standards, code quality, and efficient workflows.

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior members of the team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.

Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies, identifying opportunities to improve the application and development processes.

Play an active role in code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring the smooth functioning of the application.

Qualification

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Backend DevelopmentJavaScript/TypeScriptAPI DesignExpress.jsNestJSAsync WorkersDistributed SystemsSystem ArchitectureData ModelingDatabase OptimizationPostgreSQLElasticSearchOpenSearchRedis SearchCloud DeploymentRDSAuroraECS FargateAWS EcosystemInfrastructure AutomationCI/CDGitHub ActionsPulumiTerraform

Required

7+ years of successful experience as a backend developer in a fast-paced startup environment

Experience in incremental feature development, scalability improvements, and performance enhancements

Deep Technical Expertise In: Backend development using JavaScript/TypeScript

Designing clean and scalable APIs (GraphQL/REST/tRPC) with frameworks like Express.js or NestJS

Familiarity with async workers and distributed systems

System architecture and data model design, including optimizing data flow from the database to the user's browser

Optimizing data models and access patterns using databases like PostgreSQL, and search services such as ElasticSearch, OpenSearch or Redis Search

Cloud-based deployment and operation, leveraging services like RDS or Aurora, ECS Fargate, and other AWS ecosystem components

Infrastructure automation and CI/CD practices, maximizing the potential of cloud-based infrastructure in the development lifecycle (e.g., GitHub Actions, Pulumi, Terraform)