Principal Software Engineer

Location: India, Remote

At the future of work looks different for each team. Some teams work in the office full-time; others have a hybrid arrangement (they work remotely some days and in the office some days) and some work entirely remotely.

This is a remote position, so you’ll be working remotely from your home. You may occasionally visit a GoDaddy office to meet with your team for events or meetings.

Join our team

The Information Security Software Engineering (ISE) Group is responsible for developing and maintaining sophisticated software solutions to safeguard GoDaddy's ecosystem. We are seeking a dedicated Principal Software Engineer with a strong background in software development and a keen focus on security. The ideal candidate will have in software development, with a proven  track record of working with the latest software technologies while prioritising security best practices.

What you'll get to do…

• You will be responsible for key areas of our stack
• You will be empowered to have end-to-ended ownership for your areas including architecture, design, code, test, and telemetry coverage
• You will partner deeply across subject areas as well as across teams to help deliver results that delight our partners, learning constantly while solving tough technical challenges
• You will get to work with some of the greatest talent to build secure, highly available, fault-tolerant, and globally performant microservices-based platform deployed on the AWS cloud, using the newest technology stack
• You will collaborate with other specialists, product managers, architects, and the operations team, both within and outside of the Infosec group

Your experience should include…

• Validated working experience in large scale system architecting, design, development, testing, and release, including but not limited to microservices in layers, database design, API design, performance tuning, telemetry design and analysis
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Golang, or Java
• Familiarity with application performance monitoring tools such as ElasticAPM
• Proven experience of leading big initiatives spanning multiple teams and organisations and demonstrating deep domain expertise to influence product roadmap
• Strong understanding of security principles and standard methodologies
• Experience in leading a team of engineers in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

We've got your back...  We offer a range of benefits that may include paid time off, retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes), incentive eligibility, equity grants, participation in an employee stock purchase plan, and other family-friendly benefits including parental leave. GoDaddy’s benefits vary based on individual role and location and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process.   

We also embrace our diverse culture and offer a range of Employee Resource Groups (Culture). Have a side hustle? No problem. We love entrepreneurs! Most importantly, come as you are and make your own way. 

About us...  GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing the help and tools to succeed online, making opportunity more inclusive for all. GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers, sell their products and services, and manage their work. Our mission is to give our customers the tools, insights, and people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into success. To learn more about the company, visit About Us. 

At GoDaddy, we know diverse teams build better products—period. Our people and culture reflect and celebrate that sense of diversity and inclusion in ideas, experiences and perspectives. But we also know that’s not enough to build true equity and belonging in our communities. That’s why we prioritize integrating diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging principles into the core of how we work every day—focusing not only on our employee experience, but also our customer experience and operations. It’s the best way to serve our mission of empowering entrepreneurs everywhere, and making opportunity more inclusive for all. To read more about these commitments, as well as our representation and pay equity data, check out our Diversity and Pay Parity annual report which can be found on our Diversity Careers page.

GoDaddy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. GoDaddy will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements. Refer to our full EEO policy.

Our recruiting team is available to assist you in completing your application. If they could be helpful, please reach out to myrecruiter@godaddy.com. 

GoDaddy doesn’t accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.