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Red Cell Partners, founded in 2020, is a dynamic and rapidly growing firm specializing in launching and scaling innovative companies across various industries. With a focus on deli
Principal Software Engineer, Backend Engineering
Location
Virginia + 1 moreAll locations: Virginia | Washington
Posted
144 days ago
Salary
$200K - $300K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal Software Engineer, Backend Engineering
Red Cell Partners
• Define and own the long-term technical vision and architectural roadmap, aligning it with business and product strategy. • Drive the selection and governance of foundational technologies, frameworks, and architectural patterns. • Future-proof the platform by anticipating technical challenges and industry trends. • Establish and enforce engineering-wide best practices for architecture, code, and design. • Drive initiatives to reduce technical debt and enhance platform scalability, security, performance, and observability. • Serve as the decision-maker on critical system designs, ensuring architectural cohesion across teams. • Mentor senior engineers and tech leads, elevating the team's architectural and problem-solving skills. • Lead hands-on by prototyping solutions and solving the most complex technical challenges. • Cultivate a culture of technical excellence and innovation across the engineering organization. • Translate ambiguous business needs into clear technical strategies by partnering with executive, product, and enterprise leaders. • Communicate complex architectural decisions to all stakeholders to build consensus and drive company-wide alignment.
Job Requirements
- 10-15+ years of experience designing, building, and operating large-scale, distributed, cloud-native platforms.
- Proven experience as a Principal/Staff Engineer or Senior Architect, setting technical direction and making high-impact architectural decisions across multiple teams.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, or Typescript, with a strong ability to write clean, maintainable code.
- Expertise in modern cloud architecture (GCP, AWS, Azure), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and IaC (Terraform).
- Deep knowledge of scalable architectures, API design (REST, gRPC), and event-driven systems.
- A systems-thinking approach to problem-solving and making strategic trade-offs (performance, cost, security).
- Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to drive technical alignment.
- Significant plus: Experience with infrastructure for ML Ops (model training, deployment, monitoring).
- BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
- Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay.
- Unlimited PTO, with management approval.
- Opportunities for professional development and continued learning with educational reimbursements.
- Optional 401K, FSA, and equity incentives available.
- Mental health benefits through TARA Mind.
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