Kaizen Gaming · 1 day ago

Principal Engineer (Backend)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

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Responsibilities

Architect & Innovate: Collaborate with our agile team to architect scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems that power our cutting-edge solutions.

Craft High-Performance Code: Develop clean and efficient code that drives the heart of our technology stack.

Mentorship: Inspire and mentor fellow tech leaders, fostering skill growth and best practices.

Optimize Performance: Lead the charge in identifying and enhancing system performance for seamless user experiences.

Seamless Integration: Work closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure smooth system integration.

Stay Ahead: Stay ahead of the tech curve, applying emerging technologies to enhance our capabilities and disrupt the industry.

Establish Company Best Practices: Collaborate closely with PE I to set company best practices and lay the foundations for developing new software.

Strategic Technical Roadmap: Define and focus on the company-wide technical roadmap unencumbered by the more time-sensitive business needs of the product roadmap.

Qualification

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Microsoft .NETDistributed systemsMicroservice architecturesKafkaRabbitMQDevOps practicesContainerization technologiesPerformance optimizationSecurity best practicesCode qualityObservabilityComputer Science degreeEnglish fluencyCollaboration skills

Required

Deep knowledge of the Microsoft .NET platform and its ecosystem or willingness to learn

Proven track record of professional experience with multiple programming languages and paradigms as well as designing, implementing, and scaling performant, distributed systems and microservice architectures

Experience with message brokers such as Kafka or RabbitMQ and messaging patterns

Experience with DevOps practices and containerization technologies

Ability to work autonomously on highly complex tasks, keeping in mind various aspects such as performance, security, observability, and code quality

Passion for monitoring and troubleshooting production systems and being able to make data-driven decisions

Excellent communication and collaboration skills targeting a diverse audience from stakeholders to cross-functional technical teams, in order to provide technical guidance and insight

Excellent background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field - preferably with a relevant Bachelor’s level degree or above

Exceptional fluency in English