Staff / Principal Software Engineer

Overview We are seeking a Staff/Principal Software Engineer to design and build scalable distributed systems supporting AI/ML platforms, backend services, and edge computing. This is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for architecting solutions, developing production-quality software, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance, cloud-native applications. Responsibilities Design and build scalable distributed systems from concept through production. Develop backend services and APIs using Java Spring Boot. Build data processing pipelines supporting AI/ML inference and feature engineering. Design edge computing and CDN-based solutions for low-latency processing. Architect cloud-native solutions on AWS. Define integrations with third-party platforms, APIs, and authentication services. Establish best practices for system architecture, observability, scalability, and reliability. Collaborate with Data Science, Product, and Engineering teams to deliver AI-enabled platforms. Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity. Lead technical design discussions and mentor other engineers through hands-on development. 10+ years of software engineering experience. Strong Java & Spring Boot experience. AWS and distributed systems expertise. Experience with AI/ML data pipelines or inference platforms. Edge computing/CDN experience. Experience using GitHub Copilot or other AI coding tools. Strong architecture and system design skills. Nice to Have JavaScript/TypeScript Python Databricks Microservices, event-driven architecture JWT, OAuth2, PKI