Principal Software Engineer - Backend

Introduction:

Are you searching for an opportunity to play a key role in driving the dramatic growth of a highly successful software company? 

At Poppulo, we’re working on what’s next in communications and workplace technology. As a pioneer in this industry, we understand that meaningfully reaching every employee is hard. And so is managing office space in a hybrid world. And so is improving the customer and guest experience. We exist to make each of these things easier. We exist to bring harmony to our customers. 

And we do that at enterprise scale. Our omnichannel employee communications, customer communications, and workplace experience platform is trusted by over 6,000 organizations today, reaching more than 35M employees and delivering content to 500,000+ digital signs.

We know there’s no such thing as a “perfect" candidate - we’re all a work in progress and are growing new skills and capabilities all the time. We encourage you to apply for a position with Poppulo even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We believe in fostering an environment where there is a diversity of perspectives, in hopes that we can all thrive. 

Job Summary 

This Role involves taking ownership of features, modules or products depending on the scope. You will be responsible for working with PM team to define technical requirements and develop detailed design. You will write and review code based on coding guidelines. Your responsibility includes unit testing and ensuring code quality. Ownership of product delivery involves product demos, ensuring error-free production deployments and troubleshooting

Key Responsibilities 

• Take ownership of features, modules or products depending on the scope.  
• Responsible for working with PM team to define technical requirements and develop detailed design
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, operations) to align engineering goals with business objectives
• Write and review code based on coding guidelines.
• Unit testing and ensuring code quality
• Ownership of product delivery involves product demos,  ensuring error-free production deployments and troubleshooting
• Ensure adherence to security best practices and contribute to audit/compliance readiness.

Technical Skills / Competencies 

• Ability to solve problems effectively and Design scalable, secure, and maintainable systems
• Identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks.
• Strong leadership skills to coach and mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
• Ability to drive the technical vision and ensure alignment with business goals

 Education & Experience 

• 8+ years development experience. Server-side experience in Spring Framework, MVC and Spring Boot
• Experience in Java multi-threading and DB performance optimizations.
• Server-side experience in Node with a focus on Apollo GraphQL
• Experience with Microservices and design patterns
• Experience developing web scale software – Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, MySQL
• Experience delivering in a continuous delivery environment, with a focus on end-to-end test automation and deploymentAutomated testing. Experience in GitLab preferred.
• Experience engaging directly with customers
• Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively
• Experience with observability – Grafana, Prometheus and CloudWatch
• Event driven architecture
• Experience with AWS services - Primarily use Lambda, EKS, SQS, Dynamo
• High level of ownership of the product

Nice to haves but not vital

• Experience in AWS services not listed above
• Experience in system design focusing on reliability, performance and cost
• Client-side experience in React. Single page application development.

Who We Are

We are a values-driven organization that encourages our employees to bring their authentic selves to work every day and empowers everyone to make a tangible impact on our products, clients, and culture. We offer a dynamic environment with driven, fun, and flexible individuals who thrive on challenge and responsibility. This is an opportunity to contribute to our culture and join a company that’s on the move.

We live the Poppulo values each day, as they are key to everything we do.

• Bring Your Best Self
  We show up authentically, are self-aware and always strive to be better.
• See it. Own it. Solve it.
  We proactively innovate and solve for our customers and each other. We set an example with high standards for our work. We foster a culture of learning, acknowledging our successes and our failures.
• Together We’re Better
  We value and celebrate our diversity. We learn from others, respecting their expertise, and focus on building trust. That's what makes us a team.

Named a Great Place to Work in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, we are a fast-growing global technology company, with offices in Ireland, the US, and the UK.

Poppulo is an equal opportunity employer.

Named a Great Place to Work in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, we are a fast-growing global technology company, with offices in Ireland, the US, and the UK.
Poppulo is an equal opportunity employer.
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