Principal Software Engineer (HERE API Gateway)

• Lead the design and architecture of highly scalable HERE API Gateway Product ensuring the Product meet performance, reliability, and security requirements.
• The role requires you to be hands-on for a minimum of 80 percent of the day, including tasks such as coding, code reviews, low-level design, and high-level system design.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions that align with business goals.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to engineering teams on best practices for microservices development, including API design, service orchestration.
• Oversee the development, testing, and deployment of microservices, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks, scaling issues, and other technical challenges to ensure systems can handle large volumes of traffic and data.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve our microservices architecture and development practices.
• Lead the response to production issues, including diagnosing problems, coordinating with engineering teams, and implementing solutions

You are a Principal Software engineer who is collaborative, creative, problem solver and the following:

• Must have a BS/MS Degree with 8+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong focus on microservices architecture and distributed systems. At least 2 years of experience with technical leadership.
• Must be hands-on for a minimum of 80 percent of the day, including tasks such as coding, code reviews, low-level design, and high-level system design.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, containerization technologies Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms AWS, Azure.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and address technical challenges in a timely manner.
• Strong knowledge and work experience with HTTP, the REST-principles, and TCP/IP networking, good understanding of OAuth and other authentication and authorization
• Experience with GitLab, Grafana, Splunk, Helm, iPaas, Prometheus,
• Experience in scripting languages Python, Bash, Lua is a plus.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing microservices-based architectures, including service orchestration, API management, and inter-service communication.
• Proven track record of building systems that scale horizontally and handle high traffic and data volumes efficiently.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, mentor engineers, and drive complex projects to successful completion.