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The (USA) Principal, Software Engineer joins the CCM team within the Global Tech Platform Runtime Platform organization to lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities. This role oversees the full software development lifecycle, where you will architect and implement distributed systems optimized for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration. You will build cloud-native infrastructure and reusable tooling to support configuration management for over 10,000 applications, enabling dynamic configuration changes without application restarts. Key responsibilities include providing technical leadership, mentorship, and fostering engineering excellence across multiple teams. You must demonstrate expertise in distributed systems, high availability, fault tolerance, and building intelligent software systems using multiple programming languages. The work focuses on driving feature flagging, experimentation, and disaster recovery across cloud and data center environments.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1206 postings across 79 companies.
Lead platform engineering efforts to deliver scalable, cloud-native infrastructure and reusable tooling.
Manage the full software development lifecycle including design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
Architect and implement distributed systems optimized for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams to promote architectural consistency.
Translate business needs into actionable technical requirements and measurable success metrics.
Identify opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and products through continuous improvement.
Ensure high-quality deliverables through sound technical judgment and proactive issue resolution.
What we're looking for
Obtain a Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 5 years of software engineering experience.
Alternatively, possess 7 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 3 years of experience (preferred).
Extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, delivering scalable, cloud-native architectures and reusable tooling.
Proven ability to lead full software development lifecycles, including design, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
Expertise in distributed systems design, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and real-time data processing.
Strong proficiency in AI/ML integration and building intelligent software systems using multiple programming languages.
Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).
Cloud-native Architecture
AI/ML
Python
Java
C++
Distributed Systems
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
Data Services
Model-driven Design
Real-time Data Processing
Monitoring
Incident Response
WCAG) 2.2 AA