Principal Software Engineer – Data & Distributed Systems - PerfectScale by DoiT at Doitintl

Doitintl

Remote Netherlands ·3h ago

LeadFull-timePythonJavaGolangRustAWSGCPAzureKubernetesDockerMicroservices

Salary Range

$104,040 - $140,760 /year

Estimated

This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.

About the Role

We are looking for a Principal Data Engineer to join our Engineering teams in EMEA. This role combines hands-on technical contribution with architectural leadership, focusing on building large-scale backend services and high-throughput data pipelines for our PerfectScale platform.

Key Responsibilities

→Design, build, and deploy large-scale distributed systems and high-throughput data pipelines using Go and cloud-native technologies
→Lead system-wide architectural decisions, focusing on data flow, performance, and resilience
→Contribute to the codebase with high-quality code and champion best engineering practices
→Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define the technical roadmap
→Mentor junior engineers and review architecture

Requirements

✓8+ years of backend engineering experience, with 3+ years architecting high-load systems or data pipelines
✓Deep expertise in distributed systems using modern languages (Go, Java, Rust, or Python)
✓Strong hands-on experience with relational and analytical databases (Postgres, ClickHouse preferred)
✓Proven experience with microservices, containers, and modern DevOps practices (Docker, Kubernetes, GitOps, CI/CD)
✓Ability to combine hands-on coding with architectural leadership