Principal Software Engineer Lead (5 years Haskell Experience)

A Principal Software Engineer leads and supports complex software initiatives, driving high-level technical decisions and providing guidance throughout the software development lifecycle. You will leverage deep technical expertise to shape architectural design, evolve engineering practices, and mentor other engineers to foster technical excellence. This role involves improving development processes, influencing strategic technology decisions, and collaborating closely with cross-functional stakeholders like product and delivery managers. As a senior specialist, you will be responsible for leading and inspiring teams, making critical architectural decisions, and ensuring the successful delivery of complex software projects.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Typically 10+ years of professional software development experience .
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages and technologies, with a strong Haskell background (5+ years) a nd familiarity with its ecosystem (e.g., lenses, Template-Haskell, CBOR, GHC Generics, STM, mtl, SOP).
• A deep understanding of blockchain technology and experience maintaining large, complex distributed systems.
• Experience translating scientific research into software products.
• Experience maintaining large codebases (open-source contributions are preferred but not required).
• Regarding time zones, we’re looking for someone who can start their shift between UTC -8 and UTC -10, as we’re planning to run 24 / 7 development.
• It would also be ideal if the candidate is open to working one weekend per month. This would be scheduled in advance and compensated additionally.

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