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Career Renew · 12 hours ago

Principal Software Engineer - US - Crypto

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

$220K/yr - $300K/yr

10+ years exp

Career Renew is recruiting for one of its clients, a Principal Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and scaling of core backend systems in the blockchain technology domain. This fully remote role involves making key architectural decisions, driving engineering standards, and mentoring senior engineers while ensuring the platform meets the high demands of financial workflows.

Management Consulting

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of scalable, secure backend services and APIs

Define and evolve architecture for databases, microservices, and integrations

Own mission-critical projects end to end, from requirements to production and iteration

Troubleshoot and resolve complex performance and reliability challenges at scale

Drive improvements to CI/CD, observability, and engineering processes across teams

Collaborate with leadership to shape roadmap priorities and long-term technical vision

Mentor engineers, promote best practices, and represent us in client discussions

Qualification

Backend software engineeringTypeScriptScalable APIsDatabases expertiseMicroservicesCI/CD pipelinesApplied cryptographyInfluencing technical directionProblem-solvingCommunication