About the Opportunity:
Join our team as a Principal Engineer to help shape the future of market research software by driving engineering excellence, leading architectural initiatives, and delivering high-performance, cloud-native systems.
We are seeking a proven engineering leader with experience designing and operating scalable, distributed systems in Azure, and a passion for shipping well-architected, reliable software. This role combines deep technical ownership with team leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
What You'll Accomplish in Your First 6–12 Months:
Drive Engineering Strategy
- Design and implement a full Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) strategy for key distributed systems that include components such as CosmosDB, SQL Azure, Azure Service Bus, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
- Lead the development of CI/CD pipelines that ensure fast, reliable, and secure software delivery across environments.
Own Distributed Systems Design
- Architect and deliver new product features that scale with business growth while meeting strict requirements for availability, performance, and maintainability.
- Debug and resolve complex issues across distributed services and asynchronous messaging patterns.
Elevate Quality and Observability
- Audit and improve current testing strategies (unit, integration, acceptance, performance), and drive adoption of a robust, automated testing framework across teams.
- Lead initiatives to optimize observability using logs, metrics, traces, and alerting — improving proactive incident detection and system health insights.
What You'll Bring:
- 12+ years of software engineering experience, including significant time designing and building distributed systems using C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, or similar
- 5+ years of experience with cloud-native development on Azure (CosmosDB, Azure SQL, Service Bus, AKS, etc.) with a strong focus on performance, resilience, and scalability
- Proven experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives and mentoring other engineers
- Deep understanding of CI/CD principles, automated testing, and DevOps best practices
- Deep understanding of multitenant systems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage across engineering, product, and leadership
- Ability to travel 25-35% domestically (mostly to Denver, but potential for other US locations as needed) if remote; if Denver metro, onsite office presence is required
What We Offer:
- Competitive base salary: $180,000 - $220,000
- Flexible vacation policy – take the time you need to recharge
- Comprehensive health, vision & dental insurance
- 401k with company contribution
- Company-paid commuter benefits
- Opportunity for career progression with room for personal growth
What to Expect:
- 1st Round: 30-45 minute interview with the Recruiter
- 2nd Round: 60-minute technical interview with senior team member
- 3rd Round: Aptitude Assessment
- 4th Round: 60-90 minute technical interview with the hiring manager
MarketOnce will accept applications for this role on an ongoing basis
MarketOnce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. We are committed to hiring individuals based on their skills and qualifications, regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds.
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