[Remote] Principal Software Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Akoya is a company seeking an experienced software engineer with a strong attention to detail and the ability to communicate complex concepts effectively. In this role, you will write maintainable code, lead technical projects, monitor production issues, and collaborate with teams to deliver high-quality features.ResponsibilitiesWrite clean, maintainable, and well-documented code optimized for performance and scalability to handle high-volume trafficScope and lead medium to large technical projects that align with Akoya’s broad strategic initiativesMonitor and debug production issues across services and several levels of the stackCollaborate with cross-functional teams to define API requirements and deliver high-quality featuresGrow the team via mentorship and leadership, reviewing technical documents and code changesSkills10+ years of professional hands-on experience designing and developing large-scale infrastructure or distributed systems. Demonstrated experience with Golang is requiredBachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experienceStrong software engineering skills and a passion building scalable and performant systemsHave the ability to thrive on a high level of autonomy, responsibility, and think of yourself as entrepreneurialCustomer obsession, ability to articulate and represent customer experience in various forums to drive the right outcomeExperience with Unix/Linux operating systems internals (e.g. filesystems, system calls), and with networking and cloud systemsExperience with container and serverless architectures (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)Development and/or Operations experience with a production AWS environmentExperience optimizing the end to end performance of distributed systemsExperience with message queues and event driven architectures (e.g., ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ)Knowledge of observability tools like Datadog, Grafana, or OpenTelemetryExperience with AWS services (DynamoDB, ElasticacheEC2, SQS, SNS, etc..)Company OverviewAkoya transforms the way people share their data by making it more secure, private, reliable, and transparent. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.akoya.com/.