Role Summary

We are looking for a Principal Engineer to join our Architecture Engineering Services team. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role focused on evaluating, introducing, and operationalizing new technologies across our tax and accounting platform. You will build prototypes, define architectural standards, and guide engineering teams through adoption — bridging the gap between emerging technology and production-ready systems.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of operating at a senior or staff-level scope
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, including event-driven and microservices architectures
• Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka — topic design, partitioning strategies, consumer group management, and operational best practices
• Production experience with Kubernetes — cluster management, Helm charts, service mesh, resour...