Principal Software Engineer

We are looking for a principal software engineer to join our Xometry quoting & pricing organization. As an individual contributor, you will guide software design for a group of approximately 25 engineers. You will report to and assist the vice president of engineering to guide our technology solutions to ensure that we continue to build reliable, high-performance, usable, and secure solutions while solving complex business problems.

Responsibilities:

• Hands-On Technical Leadership: Adopt a 'lead by example' approach by actively coding and troubleshooting.
• Teaching & Mentorship: You will serve as a mentor and guide to engineers across the organization, teaching and mentoring them to grow their skills.Code Review: You will do code review and mentor others within the organization to perform good code reviews.
• Operational Excellence: Guarantee the delivery of superior software that not only meets but exceeds customer expectations, while aligning with the strategic business timelines.
• Collaborative Strategy: Forge strong partnerships with product managers, designers, and company leadership to promote a culture of open communication and integrated team dynamics.
• Guide Innovation: Champion the adoption of cutting-edge technologies, methodologies, and practices to enhance problem-solving efficiency and effectiveness across the organization.

Qualifications:

• At least 8 years of experience in software development, in a fast-paced, product-driven environment.
• Experience with a marketplace product is highly desired.
• Strong technical expertise. You will need to either have or quickly build technical expertise in the following:
• REST API design and implementation
• Python
• Frontend web technologies including HTML/DOM/CSS, React, and Typescript.
• Cloud hosting services, especially AWS
• Containerization technologies (Docker and Kubernetes)
• Rust
• Demonstrated ability to interact and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, from executives to product managers and a wide variety of stakeholders and contributors
• Excellent leadership, execution, and communication skills
• A US person (citizen or green card holder)

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