Recruiting from Scratch ยท 1 month ago
Principal Software Engineer, Core Pricing
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
10+ years expRecruiting from Scratch is a specialized talent firm dedicated to helping companies build exceptional teams. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the technical strategy for a core pricing platform in the financial technology sector, optimizing systems and collaborating closely with machine learning experts to enhance pricing accuracy and efficiency.
Staffing Agency
Responsibilities
Set the long-term technical strategy for the core pricing platform, aligning engineering architecture with company-level product goals
Lead the end-to-end design of a system that optimizes marketplace supply and demand across multiple loan products
Partner closely with machine learning experts to build, refine, and deploy models that improve pricing accuracy and operational efficiency
Drive architectural evolution across large-scale distributed systems, ensuring reliability, scalability, and rapid experimentation
Influence product direction by uncovering cross-team technical requirements, evaluating trade-offs, and aligning stakeholders
Evaluate, prototype, and introduce new technologies that improve performance, developer experience, and innovation velocity
Provide technical mentorship and develop future technical leaders across multiple engineering teams
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems in cloud environments
7+ years leading high-impact, cross-team engineering initiatives
Proficiency in at least one major programming language such as Python, Java, C#, or C++
Strong understanding of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience designing robust APIs and service-oriented architectures
Ability to clearly communicate complex engineering and business concepts to cross-functional stakeholders
History of mentoring engineers and cultivating strong technical leadership
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, dynamic environments where product requirements evolve quickly
Strong architectural instincts with the ability to balance business value, technical debt, and delivery timelines
Preferred
Advanced proficiency with Python
Experience with A/B testing frameworks, gRPC, Kafka, or other high-throughput communication systems
Background in fintech, pricing platforms, ML-driven systems, ads marketplaces, or risk modeling
Strong mathematical or statistical foundation
Experience building microservices at scale, particularly in AWS
Ability to drive initiatives without direct authority and influence architectural decisions across multiple teams
Experience contributing to or leading engineering organizations through periods of rapid growth
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) plan with company match.
Employee stock purchase plan.
Generous vacation, wellness, and paid-leave programs.
Technology, ergonomic, and wellness reimbursements.
Opportunities for team offsites, on-site collaboration weeks, and professional development programs.
Supportive, mission-driven culture with employee resource groups and community-building events.
Company
Recruiting from Scratch
A recruiting agency working with technology companies to help them hire software engineers, data roles, product managers, and hardware.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Will Sanders
Founder / CEO
Tom Callahan
Managing Partner, Retained Executive Search
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