Principal Engineer

Esusu

187d • $200,000 - $220,000

About The Position

Esusu is seeking a Principal Engineer with expertise in back-end, big data, AI/ML, and fintech or proptech expertise to play a pivotal role in the growth of our company. This role requires a high degree of collaboration with engineering peers, engineering managers, product owners, designers, and cross-functional partners that rely on, produce, and interact with our engineering, data, and AI/ML systems. Your expertise in product development and technical guidance, combined with your ability to support and empower others, will drive the creation of new products and improve existing ones. This approach will expand our customer base and deliver delightful and enriching experiences. You will be working on our next-generation back-end services, data platforms, and AI/ML models that will enable Esusu to benefit millions of people. This work will allow you to own and lead the development of key features across multiple lines of business. Beyond technical duties, you will coach, mentor, and develop our engineers by providing professional training and direct mentorship. Additionally, you will play a key role in recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new talent for the team. You will ensure efficient project delivery by planning effectively, setting clear expectations, prioritizing tasks, and delegating responsibilities. Furthermore, you will embody and promote Esusu’s culture and operating principles.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in computer science or similar discipline, or a relevant bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• Very strong experience in back-end, microservice, API-driven, event-driven, and data platform engineering work experience.
• Strong experience with AWS services such as DynamoDB, ECS/EKS, RDS, S3, SNS/SQS, Lambda.
• Strong experience in the credit reporting, accounting, lending, banking, payments, screening, identity, insurance, subscriptions, or similar industry.
• Strong experience mentoring individual contributors, including back-end and front-end engineers.
• Experience with general-purpose languages like Go, Python, C++, Java.
• Experience on database solutions, including Relational and NoSQL data stores.
• Experience with microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Experience in building and deploying machine learning models.
• Experience with ETL/ELT and data orchestrating tools like Airflow, Dagster, Prefect.
• Experience with Snowflake for cloud data warehousing, data integration, and efficient handling of large-scale data storage and processing.
• Experience leading both product and business strategy, and planning and roadmap delivery.
• Experience working in and fostering environments that utilize Infrastructure-as-Code and DevSecOps.
• Experience in working with globally distributed teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the FinTech or PropTech industries.
• Experience with front-end languages like JavaScript, TypeScript, Dart, and Frameworks such as React, Flutter.
• Experience in a startup environment.
• Experience in SOC2, ISO27001, or similar certified organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of key features across multiple lines of business.
• Coach, mentor, and develop engineers by providing professional training and direct mentorship.
• Play a key role in recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new talent.
• Ensure efficient project delivery by planning effectively, setting clear expectations, prioritizing tasks, and delegating responsibilities.
• Collaborate with engineering peers, engineering managers, product owners, designers, and cross-functional partners.
• Drive the creation of new products and improve existing ones.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary - for Series B startup - $200,000 - $220,000 annually
• Equity - a significant RSU grant which vests over four years with a 1 year cliff.
• Remote first work environment - Where we trust you to get your work done.
• Generous PTO – Enjoy a generous time off policy and 14 company wide paid holidays.
• Premium Health Coverage – Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Partial-Employer Funded Health Savings Account - Available for High Deductible Plans.
• Paid Parental Leave – 12 weeks of 100% pay to support growing families.
• Retirement Plans – Secure your future with our competitive 401(k) offerings, including a 4% company match (for US only).
• Tuition Reimbursement – For qualified programs to complement work experience.
• Professional Development Stipend – To support your continued growth and learning.
• In person and virtual team get togethers - To connect with your fellow Esusu colleagues.
• Free Credit Building Benefit - Build your credit score for free as an Esusu employee.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees