Principal Software Engineer

About the role

The Principal Software Engineer shapes and evolves our architecture using Distributed Domain Driven Design practices, ultimately ensuring the robustness and scalability of our systems. They influence architectural directions through project‑embedded consultation and guide teams to leverage best practices and design patterns.

Key responsibilities

• Drive architecture definition and evolution using Distributed Domain Driven Design, focusing on availability, performance, scalability, and security.
• Prioritize and enhance platform capabilities across feature and data platforms, automate architecture documentation, and steward naming, protocol standards, and design patterns.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences and build consensus on architectural decisions.

Required profile

• 15+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with high‑volume distributed architectures emphasizing reliability and availability.
• Hands‑on experience with Big Data technologies such as ElasticSearch, NoSQL stores, Kafka, columnar databases, data‑flow pipelines, and graph data stores.

Required skills

• Distributed Domain Driven Design
• ElasticSearch
• NoSQL databases
• Kafka
• Columnar databases
• Data‑flow / pipeline systems
• Graph data stores
• Enterprise Message Bus platforms
• CI/CD (Terraform, Jenkins, CodePipeline)
• API and data model design
• Docker and micro‑services
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

What we offer

• Open, inclusive, and fun environment.
• Medical and dental insurance benefits.
• Competitive salary plus discretionary bonus.
• Opportunity to join a startup revolutionizing the legal industry.
• Growth opportunities throughout the company.