Principal Software Engineer
Bjak · Remote · Hong Kong ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote worldwide
- Principal level role
- English required
- Fast hiring process
- Fintech & AI focus
Doit is reinventing personal finance through AI-driven tools for spending, saving, and investing. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will own the technical execution for major products, designing scalable systems across backend, frontend, and infrastructure. This hands-on leadership role involves driving architecture decisions and mentoring engineers in a global, distributed team.
What you'll do
- Own technical design and execution for major products and systems
- Design scalable backend, frontend, API, and database architectures
- Write code, prototype solutions, and conduct code reviews
- Drive architecture decisions balancing speed, cost, and reliability
- Translate ambiguous product problems into clear technical plans
- Improve engineering quality through better testing and observability
- Mentor engineers and lead critical technical initiatives
What you'll need
- 7+ years of experience building production software systems
- Deep expertise in distributed systems, APIs, or cloud infrastructure
- Strong skills in system design for high-scale applications
- Proven ability to remain hands-on with coding tasks
- Track record of leading engineering projects from design to launch
- Ability to make sound technical trade-offs and solve complex problems
Nice to have
- Experience scaling teams or systems during significant growth
- Background working across multiple products or international markets
How you'll work
- Fully remote position with global hiring
- Collaborate across multiple time zones
- English is the primary working language
Hiring process
- Complete an online assessment or practical task
- Participate in a technical interview
- Final round with the CEO
- Process aims to finish within one week