DigiCert is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to serve as a senior technical leader within our platform teams. You will be responsible for designing, delivering, and evolving critical services within our DNS platform, leading complex cross-team initiatives while remaining hands-on in implementation.

What You'll Do

Lead the design and implementation of complex services and cross-team initiatives within the DNS platform.
Own technical design for major features and platform enhancements, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
Contribute hands-on to implementation, particularly in high-risk or technically challenging areas.
Participate in and contribute to architecture reviews, RFCs, and design discussions, driving high-quality technical outcomes.
Collaborate with Architects to ensure alignment with platform standards and long-term direction.
Identify technical risks early and propose mitigation strategies to reduce delivery and operational risk.
Improve system observability, performance, and operational readiness across owned services.
Drive improvements in code quality, testing standards, CI/CD practices, and deployment reliability.
Mentor Senior and Mid-level Engineers, providing guidance on system design, debugging, and production excellence.
Serve as a technical escalation point during major incidents related to owned systems.

What We're Looking For

8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including demonstrated impact operating at Senior Engineer level on large-scale distributed systems.
Strong expertise in backend development (e.g., Java and/or Go), REST/gRPC APIs, cloud platforms, relational and/or NoSQL data stores, caching, and CI/CD practices.
Solid understanding of distributed system design, scalability, reliability, and performance optimization.
Demonstrated ability to lead technically complex initiatives and deliver predictable outcomes.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including writing technical design documents.
Demonstrates strong ownership of system quality and delivery outcomes.
Balances technical excellence with pragmatic delivery.
Proactively surfaces risks and drives solutions.
Influences peers through technical credibility and clear reasoning.
Acts as a multiplier by improving patterns, standards, and shared practices within their domain.
Embodies collaboration, transparency, and accountability.

Nice to Have

Familiarity with DNS and networking fundamentals is considered an advantage, but not a mandatory requirement.

Technical Stack

Languages: Java, Go
APIs: REST APIs, gRPC APIs
Platforms: Cloud platforms
Data Stores: Relational databases, NoSQL databases, Caching systems
Processes: CI/CD tools

Team & Environment

You will lead significant initiatives within a product area or platform domain and influence technical direction across 1–3 teams. You will partner closely with Architects, Product, and Engineering Managers.