Principal Software Developer

Auvik Networks

6d•Remote

About The Position

As a Principal Software Developer at Auvik, you’ll provide technical leadership at the highest level, shaping the long-term architecture and technical direction of our platform. You’ll work across a complex landscape that includes a legacy monolith and a large microservices ecosystem running on Kubernetes, helping us critically evaluate where our architecture should evolve next and creating a clear, pragmatic plan to get there. This role is ideal for a deeply experienced engineer who thrives on ambiguity, enjoys diving into complex systems, and can balance hands-on technical depth with broad organizational influence. While you won’t be tied to a single team, you’ll work closely with engineering leadership and development teams to ensure architectural decisions are sound, scalable, and aligned with our business goals.

Requirements

A highly experienced engineer with a strong track record of designing and evolving large-scale, distributed systems.
Deep expertise in data storage technologies, including relational, document, NoSQL, and analytical databases, and knowing when to use each.
Strong experience building and operating data streaming platforms using tools like Kafka and Flink.
Proven ability to design low-latency, reliable data access patterns for a wide range of consumers.
Experience building internal platforms, frameworks, or shared services that enable other teams to move faster and safer.
Hands-on experience leading the modernization of large legacy systems, balancing incremental refactoring with long-term architectural transformation.
Exceptional system analysis skills. You can quickly understand complex, unfamiliar systems and identify meaningful improvements.
Strong architectural judgment, with the ability to balance ideal designs against real-world constraints.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence technical direction across teams and leadership levels.
A collaborative mindset with a passion for helping teams succeed and raising the overall technical bar.
Comfort operating in ambiguous problem spaces and leading initiatives where the path forward isn’t obvious.

Responsibilities

Defining and evolving the long-term architecture of Auvik’s platform, including evaluating tradeoffs between our legacy monolith and our microservices-based systems.
Creating a clear, executable technical roadmap to move the platform toward a more reliable, scalable, and maintainable architecture.
Diving deep into existing systems to understand constraints, identify deficiencies, and propose targeted improvements that deliver real impact.
Acting as a subject-matter expert in data architecture, including relational databases, document stores, NoSQL systems, and OLAP databases.
Designing and guiding the use of data streaming and event-driven systems using technologies such as Kafka and Flink.
Establishing best practices for exposing data to internal and external consumers with a focus on low latency, consistency, and correctness.
Designing and evolving core platforms, services, and shared infrastructure that other development teams build upon.
Partnering with engineering leaders, product managers, and senior developers to align technical decisions with product and business strategy.
Influencing without authority, building consensus, gaining buy-in, and clearly communicating architectural decisions across the organization.
Mentoring senior engineers and acting as a technical role model through design reviews, architectural guidance, and thoughtful feedback.