Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Bluebeam is a leader in the digital transformation of the AEC/O industry, providing innovative software solutions that enhance construction efficiency and connectivity. The Principal Engineer, Backend will architect and build scalable backend systems for Bluebeam’s Subscription Platform, while mentoring staff and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, and lead the implementation of cloud-native backend systems that are scalable, secure, and resilient, particularly with Identity, AWS and Go-based microservices
- Proactively identify architectural risks, surface trade-offs, and implement solutions that account for security, compliance, and performance within the customer subscription space
- Guide and mentor other engineers in backend systems to elevate design rigor, technical problem decomposition, and system reliability
- Rapidly ramp up on unfamiliar problem spaces, codebases, and technologies to deliver timely value on complex projects
- Is the go-to expert for complex areas of our systems
- Advises Product and Engineering management on technology direction, trade-offs, and technical investments aligned with business goals
- Collaborate with partner teams (Architecture, Client Applications, SRE, Security, Product, DevOps) for end-to-end solution delivery, platform consistency, and operational excellence
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or higher - Computer Science or equivalent field
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- 10+ years building high performing/data intensive applications running in the Cloud
- Evidence of progressive responsibility and significant architectural & business impact
- Advanced expertise in backend development, including designing, building, and operating production-grade REST and GraphQL APIs using Go (Golang) and/or .Net
- Extensive knowledge and practical experience with cloud infrastructure, architecting and supporting complex, large-scale distributed environments, preferably leveraging AWS
- Strong database fundamentals: SQL/NoSQL, schema design, query optimization, and cloud-native managed data stores
- Experience designing, creating high-quality microservices
- Leading a team to deliver cloud native applications to market using Amazon AWS (like EC2, S3, SQS, SNS, Kinesis, ELB, Lambda)
- Comfortable with infrastructure-as-code, containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and automated deployments (Terraform/CircleCI/GitHub Actions or similar)
- Solid knowledge of microservice architecture, containerization, and container orchestration
- Profound contributions as technical mentor and leader for backend, SRE, and backend teams
- Willingness to learn and expand skills and repertoire
- A positive mindset, team-oriented, results driven, and organized
- Experience mentoring other team members
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with identity federation and single sign-on (SSO) protocols (e.g., OAuth, SAML, OpenID Connect)
- Contributions to Go/Golang or cloud-native open-source projects
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Fully vested 401K right from the day you start
- Generous PTO, including sick/mental health & volunteer days
- Free & unlimited access to BetterUp Care, a well-being platform
- Work-life balance fostered through a culture of diversity, inclusion, and appreciation of individual lifestyle needs
- Opportunity for continuous professional development
- Free & unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning
- Up to $5K annual education reimbursement (after 1 year tenure)
- Most sales positions are eligible for commission under the terms of an applicable commission plan, while most non-sales position are eligible for a bonus under the terms of an applicable bonus plan
- Bluebeam provides best in class benefits, with 100% employee covered health and welfare benefits and paid time off
Company Overview
Bluebeam pushes the boundaries of innovation, developing smart, simple project efficiency and collaboration solutions for design and construction professionals worldwide. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in Pasadena, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.bluebeam.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Bluebeam has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 7 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 8 in 2022, 4 in 2021, 4 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.