Mitek Systems

The global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification.

Principal Software Engineer – Trust Platform

Full-stack EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 201-500Since 1986H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

California

Posted

13 days ago

Salary

$160K - $190K / year

Bachelor Degree10 yrs expEnglishAWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerJavaMicroservicesTerraformGo

Job Description

• Architect and implement cloud-native, production-grade APIs designed for scale, performance, and resilience. • Lead and guide engineering teams in technical decisions, best practices, and long-term architecture strategies. • Collaborate across product, operations, and engineering to translate requirements into well-designed features and scalable services. • Write clean, efficient, and testable code using languages like Golang and Java. • Design and execute robust unit, integration, and performance test suites to ensure product reliability. • Participate in and lead Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, planning, refinement, and retrospectives. • Drive adoption of DevOps and CI/CD methodologies to support rapid development and reliable deployment pipelines. • Act as a mentor to junior engineers, elevating the overall technical expertise of the team. • Serve as a problem-solver and unblocker on complex technical challenges.

Job Requirements

  • 10+ years of relevant experience in a similar role, doing modern software development.
  • Fluent in building distributed systems using microservices or serverless architecture.
  • Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and comfortable with services like Lambda, ECS, EKS, S3, and API Gateway.
  • Writes robust and maintainable code in Golang and/or Java, and knows how to optimize for performance.
  • Passionate about DevOps practices and has worked with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Understands how to build reliable test automation and performance testing suites.
  • Communicates clearly, sets realistic expectations, and brings a strong sense of ownership.
  • Thrives in collaborative, Agile environments and adapts quickly to changing priorities.
  • A successful track record of mentoring engineers and contributing to a positive, high-performance engineering culture.
  • Loves learning and exploring new tools, technologies, and patterns.

Benefits

  • Universal, supplemental, and private healthcare plan choices based on country specifics
  • Retirement/pension plan contributions, MTK stock plan participation
  • Life event & disability coverage
  • Generous annual leave, company holidays, volunteer time off
  • E-learning license, tuition reimbursement, hackathons
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Pet insurance, identity theft protection, legal assistance

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