Principal Software Engineer/Architect

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Worksite Type: Hybrid

Assignment Type: Permanent

Visa/H1b Sponsorship: Not Accepted

Relocation Offered: Yes

Our Client is seeking a highly experienced and talented Principal Software Engineer/Architect to join their innovative team in Sunnyvale, CA. This is a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and drive the development of highly scalable services. If you have a passion for big data processing, real-time serving, and distributed low latency systems, this role is perfect for you.

What You’ll Do
• System Architecture & Development: Define the overall Advertising Business Systems (ABS) Architecture strategy, including for Global ABS as part of the Global Ad Serving initiative. Develop highly scalable services to process millions of requests per day and solve complex software systems problems using state-of-the-art technology.
• Collaboration & Consensus Building: Drive consensus with other tech teams to consolidate data, data access patterns, and data pull mechanisms. Work closely with data scientists and product managers to deliver various initiatives across different areas of the AdTech platforms to improve advertiser experience.
• AI/ML Capabilities: Drive AI/ML-based capabilities such as Demand Forecasting, Media Mix, and Operations automation.
• Operational Excellence: Lead high-visibility projects across the organization and enforce Engineering Best Practices. Support third-party SaaS applications for various business areas.
• Mentorship: Mentor and guide mid-to-junior engineers, showcasing your expertise as an exceptional and experienced coder.

What You Bring
• Experience & Skills:
• 15+ years of experience in software development, focusing on big data processing, real-time serving, and distributed low latency systems.
• Expertise in multiple distributed technologies (e.g., Spark/Storm, Kafka, Key Value Stores, Caching, Solr, Druid, etc.).
• Proficiency in Scala or Java and Full Stack application development.
• Deep knowledge of the Hadoop ecosystem, including HDFS, Hive, MapReduce, Presto, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of complex software design, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
• Experience as a Machine Learning engineer, collaborating closely with data scientists.
• Familiarity with ML frameworks like TensorFlow and ML feature engineering.
• Experience with public cloud technologies like GCP, Azure, etc.
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience working in large teams using CI/CD and agile methodologies.
• Domain expertise in Ad Tech systems is a plus.
• Experience with financial applications is a plus.

Education: Experience over education is preferred.

What’s in It for You?
• Competitive Salary: $200k - $240k
• Bonus & Additional Compensation: 20% Bonus + $100K RSU
• Comprehensive Benefits Package:
• 401(k) matching
• Health and life insurance
• Paid time off

This is an exciting opportunity to grow within an organization experiencing rapid expansion. If you’re ready to contribute to high-impact projects in a collaborative environment, apply today!