[Hiring] Principal Backend Developer @Parallels Inc

Role Description

We’re looking for an experienced Principal Backend Developer to help us change the way the world works, with anytime, anywhere, any-device productivity. Here, you’ll lead the architectural vision and technical strategy for our core systems.

• Act as the technical authority for a team of 7-8 engineers, focusing heavily on high-level design, cloud apps architecture, and system boundaries.
• Write code for the most complex, critical system mechanisms.
• Define technical strategy, tech stack, and how code is organized across repositories.
• Make critical build-vs-buy decisions, including evaluating whether to proceed with internal implementation vs. using a 3rd-party tool.
• Architect secure and scalable integration patterns across the system.
• Redefine system architecture & design by auditing existing microservices and implementing strict bounded contexts.
• Design robust, scalable, and standardized APIs.
• Take ownership of the cloud architecture strategy with a strong emphasis on backend resilience, fault tolerance, and performance.
• Act as the technical cornerstone for the engineering team.
• Partner directly with engineering leadership to define and enforce technical standards.

Qualifications

• Extensive Backend Experience with a proven track record in principal or architect-level roles designing complex, distributed systems.
• Deep, authoritative knowledge of Python and backend ecosystem (Django, FastAPI, RabbitMQ, Celery, Kafka, Postgresql, Redis, etc).
• Architectural mastery in refactoring complex systems, untangling dependencies, and selecting optimal architectures.
• Experience implementing identity management in enterprise applications.
• Strong background in designing client APIs, including the entire API schema of a system.
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Demonstrated ability to influence engineering practices, drive technical consensus, and lead complex architectural transitions across multiple teams.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Requirements

• Experience with Azure as a cloud platform (nice to have).
• Experience designing and implementing GraphQL APIs (nice to have).
• Experience with Kubernetes or other orchestration tools (nice to have).
• Polyglot background (e.g., experience with Golang, Rust, or C++ for performance-critical domains) (nice to have).

Benefits

• Empowering people to work when, how, and where they want.
• A culture built from the people who work here, allowing you to feel safe to be who you are.
• Strong leadership and a refreshed brand.

Company Description

Parallels is a top VDI/EUC product helping businesses since 1999. Whether it’s desktop or cloud, on-prem or hybrid, Parallels has a solution to help your company optimize the speed and security of your work environment at an affordable price.