Tresata Principal Engineer

As a Principal Engineer at Tresata, your main responsibilities involve leading core engineering efforts including architecture design, implementation, and testing of our Core Services Backend team. You will influence key technical decisions and set the technical direction for products. Additionally, you will advocate for engineering best practices and work to level up the team through mentorship and collaboration.

To qualify for the Principal Engineer role at Tresata, you should hold a Bachelor's, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field or have equivalent experience. You need extensive knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle, backend engineering, and experience with technologies like Java 17, Spring Boot, and various database systems. Experience in cloud solutions and agile methodologies is also beneficial.

Essential skills for the Principal Engineer role at Tresata include expert knowledge in system design, an understanding of distributed algorithms, and proficiency in backend technologies. You should have strong analytical and critical thinking abilities, excellent communication skills, and the ability to mentor junior team members. Experience with performance scalability and enterprise system architecture is also crucial.

Tresata is committed to the career development of its employees by offering a nonlinear career path akin to a jungle gym rather than a ladder. Principal Engineers are encouraged to take on challenges, embrace new opportunities, and collaborate closely with leadership and stakeholders, providing ample room for growth and specialization.

Working at Tresata as a Principal Engineer is unique because you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to solving audacious problems using cutting-edge technology. The collaborative environment, focus on engineering excellence, and strong commitment to mentoring and innovation set Tresata apart as an ideal place for forward-thinking engineers.

When answering this question, highlight your experience in the various phases of the SDLC, such as planning, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance. Discuss specific projects where you played a key role in these phases and how you ensured quality and stability throughout the lifecycle.

In your response, emphasize your communication style, conflict resolution skills, and mentorship approach. Discuss specific examples of how you’ve successfully led a team, ensuring that everyone is engaged, aligned with the technical direction, and contributing to the project’s success.

Here, provide an overview of your architectural principles and how you assess trade-offs when designing for scalability and performance. Mention best practices you've implemented and any methodologies that guide your design, such as domain-driven design or microservices architecture.

Use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) method to describe a challenging situation, the tasks involved, the action you took to address the issue, and the positive result that followed. Make sure it highlights your problem-solving skills and leadership abilities.

Discuss your familiarity with specific cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, and how you’ve utilized them in past projects. Focus on the benefits you found while implementing cloud solutions and any challenges you overcame during the process.

Talk about coding best practices you follow, such as the SOLID principles and design patterns. Highlight your experience with code reviews and how proactive testing (e.g., unit tests, integration tests) contributes to maintainability in production environments.

Share specific resources you rely on, such as conferences, online courses, podcasts, or tech communities, to stay up to date with emerging technologies. Explain how you apply this knowledge to your work at Tresata.

Explain your direct communication approach and the importance of listening to different perspectives. Emphasize your ability to facilitate discussions and reach a compromise that aligns with the project’s goals.

Discuss specific experiences with agile methodologies like Scrum or Kanban, detailing how you enabled iterative development and responded to changes effectively. Illustrate with examples where this approach resulted in increased project efficiency.

Your answer should reflect your understanding of API design principles, focusing on scalability, security, and ease of integration. Discuss how you’ve successfully implemented API-first principles and worked effectively with domain-driven design.