Bluebeam · 4 days ago
Principal Engineer, Backend
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$183K/yr - $251K/yr
10+ years expBluebeam is a pioneer in digital transformation within the AEC/O industry, focusing on intelligent software solutions for efficient construction processes. The Principal Engineer, Backend will be responsible for architecting and building robust backend systems for Bluebeam’s Subscription Platform, while mentoring staff and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and secure solutions.
Enterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Architect, design, and lead the implementation of cloud-native backend systems that are scalable, secure, and resilient, particularly with Identity, AWS and Go-based microservices
Proactively identify architectural risks, surface trade-offs, and implement solutions that account for security, compliance, and performance within the customer subscription space
Guide and mentor other engineers in backend systems to elevate design rigor, technical problem decomposition, and system reliability
Rapidly ramp up on unfamiliar problem spaces, codebases, and technologies to deliver timely value on complex projects
Is the go-to expert for complex areas of our systems
Advises Product and Engineering management on technology direction, trade-offs, and technical investments aligned with business goals
Collaborate with partner teams (Architecture, Client Applications, SRE, Security, Product, DevOps) for end-to-end solution delivery, platform consistency, and operational excellence
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or higher - Computer Science or equivalent field
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10+ years building high performing/data intensive applications running in the Cloud
Evidence of progressive responsibility and significant architectural & business impact
Advanced expertise in backend development, including designing, building, and operating production-grade REST and GraphQL APIs using Go (Golang) and/or .Net
Extensive knowledge and practical experience with cloud infrastructure, architecting and supporting complex, large-scale distributed environments, preferably leveraging AWS
Strong database fundamentals: SQL/NoSQL, schema design, query optimization, and cloud-native managed data stores
Experience designing, creating high-quality microservices
Leading a team to deliver cloud native applications to market using Amazon AWS (like EC2, S3, SQS, SNS, Kinesis, ELB, Lambda)
Comfortable with infrastructure-as-code, containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and automated deployments (Terraform/CircleCI/GitHub Actions or similar)
Solid knowledge of microservice architecture, containerization, and container orchestration
Profound contributions as technical mentor and leader for backend, SRE, and backend teams
Willingness to learn and expand skills and repertoire
A positive mindset, team-oriented, results driven, and organized
Experience mentoring other team members
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
Experience with identity federation and single sign-on (SSO) protocols (e.g., OAuth, SAML, OpenID Connect)
Contributions to Go/Golang or cloud-native open-source projects
Benefits
100% paid medical premiums for employees, 80% paid for dependents
Fully vested 401K right from the day you start
Generous PTO, including sick/mental health & volunteer days
Free & unlimited access to BetterUp Care, a well-being platform
Opportunity for continuous professional development
Free & unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning
Up to $5K annual education reimbursement (after 1 year tenure)
Company
Bluebeam
Bluebeam pushes the boundaries of innovation, developing smart, simple project efficiency and collaboration solutions for design and construction professionals worldwide.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-07-01Acquired
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Leadership Team
Tim Boberg
Head of DevOps Engineering and Operations
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