Principal Engineer

Safeguard Global

Fully remote
Scalable event-driven systems on aws
Design distributed systems and event-driven architectures
Aws serverless (lambda, eventbridge, s3, api gateway)
As a Principal Engineer, you will guide architecture, influence design, and unblock complex problems across multiple domains including Knowledge Platform, Client Account Management, Integrations, Client Analytics, and Time and Attendance

Job Summary

  • As a Principal Engineer, you will guide architecture, influence design, and unblock complex problems across multiple domains including Knowledge Platform, Client Account Management, Integrations, Client Analytics, and Time and Attendance.
  • The role involves defining and driving the architecture of scalable, event-driven systems on AWS, leading the design and evolution of core platform services, and setting technical direction across teams.
  • Safeguard Global offers a fully remote, async-friendly, and collaborative work environment with high autonomy and accountability, emphasizing reliability, observability, and real-world impact.

Matching Summary

As a Principal Engineer, you will guide architecture, influence design, and unblock complex problems across multiple domains including Knowledge Platform, Client Account Management, Integrations, Client Analytics, and Time and Attendance.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Scalable event-driven systems on AWS
  • Design distributed systems and event-driven architectures
  • AWS serverless (Lambda, EventBridge, S3, API Gateway)
  • Reliability patterns (idempotency, retries, backpressure)
  • Infrastructure as Code (CDK, Terraform)
  • High-volume, data-intensive systems
  • JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js)

Nice-to-have

  • Modern data platforms
  • Multi-tenant SaaS architectures
  • BI and analytics tools
  • Frontend technologies
  • Platform engineering practices
  • AI-assisted development tools

Key Requirements

  • 8-12+ years backend systems experience
  • Experience operating systems at scale
  • Ability to influence technical direction without authority

Work Rights

Not specified

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