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As a Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure, you will join the Cloud Performance Organization to address service inefficiencies, reduce costs, and improve customer experience by optimizing critical components and internal tools. You will lead the architecture and development of scalable, elastic distributed systems designed for high-throughput, hyperscale workloads. Your daily responsibilities include designing fault-tolerant, highly available systems with robust observability, replication, and resilience mechanisms to meet established SLOs. You will implement security measures like encryption and access controls, manage infrastructure through IaC and automation, and conduct production troubleshooting and root cause analysis. The role requires expertise in distributed state management, data-plane platforms, and performance testing. You will also mentor junior engineers and oversee complex initiatives to ensure the reliability of cloud services while fostering a culture of performance engineering within the team.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.