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$175k
versus about
$177k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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The Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure leads the development and architecture of scalable, elastic distributed systems. This role focuses on building components that support horizontal and vertical scaling while optimizing code and data paths for high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads. Key responsibilities include designing fault-tolerant systems with redundancy, replication, and automatic failover to handle network unreliability through load-shedding, throttling, and rate-limiting. The engineer will establish KPIs, build telemetry dashboards, and design complex validation scenarios like fault injection and brownouts to ensure correctness and durability. Technical requirements include implementing robust security controls, maintaining compliance documentation, and developing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for automation. The work involves solving complex problems regarding data retrieval, storage, and processing within multi-tenant environments while ensuring operational readiness and meeting strict service level objectives.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.