griddable.io · 9 hours ago
Software Engineering Principal Architect
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
15+ years expGriddable.io is building the next generation of trusted enterprise computing in the cloud. They are seeking a highly accomplished Principal Architect to lead the design and evolution of scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant transactional and distributed systems, ensuring operational excellence at enterprise scale.
AnalyticsBig DataCloud Data ServicesData IntegrationInformation TechnologySaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Design and evolve highly scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant transactional and distributed system architectures
Provide architectural leadership for transactional storage and compute, including metadata, logs, and database compute layers
Drive automation and operational excellence through control-plane-driven architectures
Ensure systems meet strict Trust SLAs for availability, reliability, scalability, and self-healing
Collaborate across engineering, operations, and product teams to align architecture with business and platform goals
Use telemetry and metrics to guide design decisions and continuous improvement
Mentor senior engineers while remaining open to learning and feedback
Contribute hands-on when needed, including design reviews, code reviews, and critical implementations
Qualification
Required
Proven experience designing and building scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant transactional and distributed systems in enterprise production environments
Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence across teams and levels
Highly inventive, pragmatic, and delivery-focused, with a track record of incremental, on-time execution
Expert-level Java development experience in Unix/Linux environments
Deep understanding of object-oriented programming, modern design patterns, and system architecture principles
Strong experience using telemetry, metrics, and observability to drive operational excellence
High engineering rigor, including writing functional and unit tests and participating in peer code reviews
Experience working in Agile development environments with a commitment to continuous improvement
15+ years of professional experience, or a Master's degree in a relevant field with 12+ years of professional experience
Preferred
Experience with relational databases is a strong plus
Company
griddable.io
Griddable.io is a San Jose, CA based SaaS startup that closed Series A funding in 2017 from August Capital, Artiman Ventures, and Carsten Thoma, founding CEO of Hybris (acquired by SAP).
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$8MKey Investors
Artiman Ventures,August Capital
2019-01-28Acquired
2018-02-28Series A· $8M
Leadership Team
Burton Hipp
VP of Engineering/Founder
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