Principal Software Engineer

We partner with universities to run online degree programs, from course production to enrolment support. Style guide reviews are part of every project.

The role

The Principal Software Engineer will build and maintain services, APIs and internal tools, working closely with product and design. Our headquarters is in Tokyo, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. We hire in India through an employer of record, so this is a regular full-time job with local payroll and statutory benefits. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. You will write a lot of updates, so clear written English is important.

Job duties

• Design, build and maintain services in Python, Go or Java that handle real customer traffic
• Migrate older modules out of the monolith where it makes sense
• Write unit and integration tests and keep the CI pipeline green
• Work with product managers and designers to scope features and cut what isn't needed
• Contribute to postmortems and follow through on the action items
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and code review
• Maintain REST and gRPC APIs used by internal teams and outside partners
• Break down product requirements into technical tasks and rough estimates

Minimum qualifications

• Working knowledge of testing practices: unit, integration and contract tests
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, including writing efficient SQL
• Some exposure to AWS, GCP or Azure
• Comfortable working in Linux and on the command line

Salary range: ₹56-75 LPA

Why work with us

• Paid sick days
• 24 days paid time off
• Home office setup budget
• Health insurance through our employer-of-record partner
• Annual team retreat
• Performance bonus
• Public holidays observed per your country

Please include your notice period and salary expectations.

Start: Immediately.

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