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Principal Backend Engineer

Location

United States

Posted

105 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Lead

Job Description

Principal Backend Engineer

Hauler Hero

• Scale backend services and PostgreSQL to support continued growth • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across the stack • Design and evolve data models for new features and increased load • Lead architectural decisions that shape the platform long term • Establish engineering patterns and best practices • Write and ship production code in Java and Kotlin using Spring Boot • Own features end-to-end from design through production and on-call • Mentor and elevate other engineers

Job Requirements

  • 8+ years backend engineering experience
  • 2+ years operating at staff or principal scope
  • Deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot
  • Deep PostgreSQL expertise, including:
  • Query optimization for high-volume workloads
  • Multi-tenant SaaS schema design
  • Partitioning and data lifecycle strategies
  • Performance tuning (indexing, EXPLAIN ANALYZE)
  • Connection pooling and operational scaling
  • Proven experience scaling existing systems
  • Cloud experience (GCP preferred, AWS acceptable)
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices
  • CI/CD and production operations experience
  • Strong communication and mentoring skills

Benefits

  • Health, dental, vision insurance
  • Flexible PTO
  • Remote-first culture
  • Modern development tools and AI assistants

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