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LeadFull-timeJavaReactSpringAWSGCPPostgreSQLRedisMicroservicesCI/CDAI
Salary Range
$153,000 - $207,000 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Principal Backend Engineer to join Hauler Hero, a leading waste management SaaS platform. This hands-on technical leadership role involves scaling our production system through its next major growth phase.
Key Responsibilities
- →Scale backend services and PostgreSQL to support continued growth
- →Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across the stack
- →Design and evolve data models for new features and increased load
- →Lead architectural decisions that shape the platform long term
- →Establish engineering patterns and best practices
- →Write and ship production code in Java and Kotlin using Spring Boot
- →Own features end-to-end from design through production and on-call
- →Mentor and elevate other engineers
Requirements
- ✓8+ years backend engineering experience
- ✓2+ years operating at staff or principal scope
- ✓Deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot
- ✓Deep PostgreSQL expertise, including query optimization, multi-tenant SaaS schema design, partitioning, and performance tuning
- ✓Proven experience scaling existing systems
- ✓Cloud experience (GCP preferred, AWS acceptable)
- ✓Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices
- ✓CI/CD and production operations experience
- ✓Strong communication and mentoring skills
- ✓Principal-level expectations as outlined in the job description.
