Principal Software Engineer (Backend)

Job overview

The Principal Software Engineer (Backend) role is listed as onsite in Austin, TX, with compensation stated as $250,000 per hour. The role reports to the VP of Engineering and works with Fandom’s Data Platform team to build engagement and monetize experiences for users across Fandom sites and applications. This technical leader guides architecture and systems design, leads engineers and cross-team initiatives, and helps shape engineering strategy. The work includes scaling recommendations, user-profile personalization, gamification, and potential monetization approaches while balancing current needs with future growth and avoiding unnecessary over-engineering.

What you'll do

• Oversee the technical area’s architecture and systems design
• lead and collaborate with engineers to discover and implement solutions
• provide technical leadership for projects spanning teams, technologies, and systems
• identify risks and process or technology improvements
• influence engineering strategy
• work with Data Science to build and scale recommendations for TV, movies, and games
• stream user pageview and action-event data to develop dynamic user profiles
• scale gamification systems
• explore monetization through affiliate, e-commerce, display, and other potential revenue streams.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal software engineer

backend engineering

austin tx

fandom

data platform

technical leadership

systems architecture

recommendations

personalization

gamification

java

python

kafka

mysql

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The role combines broad technical leadership with initiatives in recommendations, personalization, gamification, and monetization for Fandom’s large user base.

About the employer

Hired Recruiters is hiring for this role. Industry: Software Publishers. Sector: 51.