Dscout · 1 month ago
Principal Software Engineer (polyglot) - (remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
10+ years expDscout is a leading UX research platform trusted by top brands across various industries. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer who will be responsible for building and scaling new AI-first products, leading technical initiatives, and mentoring other engineers while driving continuous improvement in engineering practices.
Consumer ResearchMarket ResearchProduct ResearchUX Design
Responsibilities
Spend about 70% of your time supporting your product team. The other 30% of your time would involve self-directing towards leadership tasks, platform improvements, etc
Drive continuous process improvement across the department
Drive architectural evolution across both our Python and Elixir stack
Support, participate in and evolve our on-call rotation practice
Help drive & steer AI-first SDLC evolution
Work to evolve the Engineering org and mentor other engineers
Be a polyglot engineer ready and willing to work across the stack
Lead the long-term evolution for platform scalability, security, and maintainability
Apply DevOps mindset to improve the Continuous Delivery pipeline and other operational aspects of our SaaS platform
Be involved in security and compliance efforts for the organization (we are SOC II & HITRUST certified)
Qualification
Required
10+ years experience as a software engineer with some experience in Principal / Staff roles, or equivalent scope engineering role (titles aren't important)
3+ years of experience with Elixir or Python
Strong experience in system architecture (application design, databases, DevOps & infra design), how it all fits together, and design trade-offs
Desire and a proven track record of leading, mentoring, and growing engineers
Some experience with AI-driven coding
Expertise with cloud-based SaaS architectures and evolutionary design
Ability to work across the full stack with expertise in backend development and a strong working knowledge of the frontend
At home with agile, DevOps, CI/CD, observability / tracing and data / metrics based decision making
Experience collaborating with security/compliance teams
Experience working with US-based companies
Company
Dscout
Dscout is a remote experience research technology platform helping businesses to capture products, brands, and user experiences at scale.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$81.05MKey Investors
Guidepost Growth EquityBeringeaSynetro Group
2022-03-15Series C· $70M
2018-04-12Series B· $7.5M
2017-01-25Series Unknown· $2.55M
Leadership Team
Michael Winnick
Founder, CEO
C
Chip Hardt
Chief Operating Officer at Dscout, Inc.
Recent News
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