Remote Principal Software Engineer Job in Greater London, UK Gemini

Who you are

• 8-10 years software development experience
• 5 years experience with distributed systems or cloud computing
• Experience with Python and Django framework
• Experience with AWS native technologies and Docker
• Significant experience with configuration management and infrastructure as code
• Experience building and owning low-latency, high-availability critical systems or cloud-based services
• Experience managing complex engineering projects

Desirables

• Expertise in event-driven architecture
• Expertise in instrumentation, observability, and monitoring
• Experience with container and orchestration technologies
• Expertise in relational and non-relational databases
• Experience in Celery, EventBridge, SQS, and SNS
• Experience in Unity Framework
• Experience in Generative AI

What the job involves

• Define technical direction and mentor teammates
• Tackle complex system and architectural challenges
• Bridge the gap between management and engineering
• Influence leadership and collaborate on software architecture
• Design, implement, deploy, and maintain services
• Advocate and model technical and operational excellence
• Drive large cross-group technical initiatives
• Set technical strategy for services
• Review, validate, and provide feedback on design documents
• Perform thorough code reviews