Principal Engineer

Essential duties / responsibilities :

Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve software issues to ensure system stability and reliability.

Maintain and enhance existing applications by optimizing performance, addressing technical debt, and implementing necessary updates.

Develop and deploy new features, improvements, and enhancements in alignment with business requirements.

Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to design and implement scalable, efficient, and maintainable solutions.

Operate with a continuous improvement mindset, conducting code and design reviews, and leveraging modern development tools to improve quality

and productivity.

Develop and maintain automated unit and integration tests to support system reliability.

Ensure seamless collaboration between support and development efforts within an Agile environment.

Advocate for technology upgrades to keep infrastructure robust and scalable.

Communicate technical updates, issues, and solutions across teams.

Participate in mentorship and proactive learning to enhance both functional and technical expertise.

Required Job Skills and Abilities :

Expertise in Java (J2EE, Spring Boot Microservices) with experience in maintaining and developing enterprise applications.

Good working knowledge in React Front-end development and integration

Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills, particularly in production environments.

Solid understanding of software development and support best practices, Agile methodologies, and Scrum workflows.

Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts.

Nice to have

Experience with PHP in a LAMP stack environment.

Experience in AWS cloud-hosted environments.

Background in the EdTech industry