Principal Software Engineer Backend Technologies, Platform (UK Remote)
Turnitin, LLC4 months ago
Remote, EMEA or Birmingham, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and optimization of scalable backend services using Java and serverless technologies.
- Architect and implement RESTful APIs and event-driven systems for distributed applications.
- Provide technical leadership, conduct system design reviews, and ensure architectural alignment and best practices.
- Contribute to user-facing frontend components when needed.
- Optimize services for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
- Collaborate with Architects, Product Managers, engineering leads, and distributed cross-functional teams.
- Mentor and guide junior developers and promote technical growth.
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated build, deployment, and testing.
- Maintain code quality through peer reviews, testing, and clean-code practices.
- Document shared components with usage guidelines and examples.
Requirements
- Over 10 years of backend development experience with deep proficiency in Java.
- Extensive hands-on experience with serverless frameworks and cloud technologies, particularly AWS.
- Experience with AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, SNS/SQS, and EventBridge.
- Expertise in distributed systems, scalability, and advanced data modeling.
- Solid frontend knowledge, including React and Web Components, with Angular experience as a preferred qualification.
- Experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines and familiarity with DevOps practices and infrastructure-as-code.
- Understanding of design patterns, test-driven development, behavior-driven development, and clean-code principles.
- Proven experience as a Tech Lead mentoring and coaching junior engineers.
- Experience conducting system design reviews and optimizing systems for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration, communication, problem-solving, and technical decision-making skills.
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch, New Relic, or Datadog is preferred.
- Experience with NoSQL databases and understanding of AI/ML are preferred.
Benefits
- Remote-first culture with UK remote work arrangement.
- Health care coverage, competitive paid time off, self-care days, national holidays, Founder Days, and Juneteenth Observed where applicable.
- Paid volunteer time, charitable contribution matching, monthly wellness or home-office reimbursement, and access to Modern Health.
- Parental leave and a retirement plan with match or contribution, with benefits varying by country.
- Education reimbursement and a collaborative, inclusive global work culture.
About Turnitin, LLC
Turnitin builds academic integrity and assessment software used by universities, publishers, and certification programs to check originality, grade, and evaluate learning. Its portfolio includes Turnitin Similarity and Feedback Studio, iThenticate, Gradescope, ExamSoft, ProctorExam, and Ouriginal, sold primarily via institutional subscriptions. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Oakland, California, Turnitin is privately held and part of Advance (Advance Publications).