Principal Software Engineer I

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Position Summary:

Director, Software Engineering at Perforce is searching for a Principal Software Engineer to join the Helix Core Cloud. The Principal Software Engineer will have extensive experience in software engineering with the ability to build robust, scalable, and high-performance solutions that meet the evolving needs of the business. 

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent)
• Experience and/or interest in working with multiple programming languages is an asset. 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively work within a cross-functional team
• At least 10+ years' experience with end-to-end design, development, delivery and operations of multi-tenant SaaS products across one or more public clouds such as AWS, Azure, GCP etc. 
• Highly desirable to have a solutions architect or similar certification from a major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Proven experience with monitoring, logging, alerting, diagnosis and remediation for multi-tenant SaaS applications deployed on a public cloud
• Solid understanding of modern cloud applications and concepts, such as fault tolerance, compliance, scalability, and consistency, cost optimization for cloud applications.
• Knowledge of Agile software development best practices, including code reviews, unit testing, and documentation in a collaborative and distributed team environment
• Proven experience with microservices based architectures, containerized applications & developing hyperscale cost effective cloud applications 
• Impeccable problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to quickly understand and address complex technical challenges.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively partner with Product Management and Engineering Leadership across time zones and geographies.

Responsibilities:

• Mentor and support development team members with design and development, institute and implement best practices on the technical side.
• Hands-on with writing efficient, and maintainable code using Go Lang, 
• Nodejs and React with knowledge of Terraform for deployment.
• Participate in high level system design and implementation of significant new features.
• Continuously review and make recommendations to improve processes, tools and implementation 
• Collaborate with other engineers to develop and enhance a wide range of static code analysis tools.
• Provide task estimates and accurately report progress as part of an Agile process. 
• Proficiency with efficient algorithm design, data structures and design patterns.
• Conduct thorough code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices.
• Identify and troubleshoot software defects and performance bottlenecks. Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends and apply them to improve software development processes and outcomes.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of development methodologies and practices within the team
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams stakeholders and leadership.
• May be required to support additional products/brands as needed.

Additionally, this position is eligible for benefits including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, life insurance, wellness programs, total time off, and other employee perks that may be offered by Perforce from time to time. The actual offer will depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s education, skills, qualifications, depth of experience and other relevant business considerations. Perforce reserves the right to amend or modify employee perks and benefits at any time. 

Come work with us! Our team members are valued for their contributions, introduced to new opportunities, and rewarded well. Perforce combines the experience and rewards of a start-up with the security of an established and privately held profitable company.

If you are passionate about the technology that impacts our day-to-day lives and want to work with talented and dedicated people across the globe, apply today!

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