Principal Software Engineer(no third party, only W2)

Job Description:

Pay Rate: $65 - $70/hour on W2

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Must Have

• AWS
• Ruby (Rails) and Java
• Strong experience debugging production issues end-to-end (code infra data dependencies)

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• 8+ years in software engineering, SRE, production engineering, or building and operating distributed systems

• Strong experience debugging production issues end-to-end (code infra data dependencies)
• Experience with Ruby (Rails) and/or Java services

• AWS and cloud-native environments

• APIs, microservices, and distributed systems troubleshooting

• SQL and data-level investigation

• Hands-on experience with observability tools (Splunk, Datadog, New Relic, etc.)

• Deep understanding of:

• System behavior in production

• Fault isolation

• Performance and resiliency patterns

• Ability to operate calmly and effectively during incidents and escalations

• Strong communication skills comfortable explaining complex issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Experience in payments, fintech, or regulated environments is strongly preferred

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience