Principal Software Development Engineer, Backend

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Principal Software Development Engineer, Backend based in United States.

• This is a senior technical leadership role focused on shaping backend architecture across a complex, customer-facing product domain.
• You will provide technical direction across multiple engineering teams without direct authority, using strong judgment and influence to drive outcomes.
• The role covers scalable, secure, observable, and cost-efficient cloud-native platforms and services.
• You will tackle ambiguous, high-impact problems that span teams, systems, data, and machine learning workloads.
• Success requires a balance of hands-on technical depth, strategic thinking, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration.
• You will help establish engineering standards, improve reliability and developer experience, and guide long-term technical strategy.
• The position is fully remote within the United States and offers significant autonomy in determining where your expertise can create the most impact.