Principal Software Engineer, Cloud Platform

Echodyne is seeking a Principal Software Engineer, Cloud Platform, to join our fast-growing team. 

Who You Are 

You are a high-caliber technical leader who specializes in building the cloud-native "connective tissue" for complex radar ecosystems. You thrive at the intersection of distributed systems and real-time data ingestion, turning the massive output of edge radar systems into structured, actionable intelligence. As a technical shepherd, you guide the team to build a mission-critical backend that is "edge-aware"—designed to handle the unique telemetry, scale, and security requirements of a fast-growing fleet of radar assets. 

Required Experience 

• Data Ingestion: Expert-level proficiency in AWS cloud-native services specifically tuned for high-throughput device data (e.g., IoT Core, Kinesis, Timestream, Lambda). You have a proven track record of leading the development of backends that "talk" to specialized hardware at the edge. 

• Distributed Systems: Deep experience in leading the design of resilient systems that can handle the bursty, high-frequency telemetry unique to radar systems while maintaining low-latency command-and-control loops. 

• Security & Privacy: Deep understanding of software security, specifically authentication (AuthN) and authorization (AuthZ) for remote devices, and data privacy frameworks to ensure secure transmission and storage of radar data. 

• Technical Leadership: Proven experience as a Tech Lead, moving between high-level system guidance and driving the implementation of complex backend services that support physical assets in the field. 

• Collaboration: A strong understanding of edge constraints. You understand how radar data is serialized and can lead the design of cloud schemas that account for intermittent connectivity and bandwidth limitations. 

• Results-Oriented Delivery: A clear history of driving technical teams to meet commitments and delivering customer-facing products in rapid R&D or aerospace/defense-adjacent environments. 

What Sets You Apart 

• The "Edge-Aware" Tech Lead: You don't treat the cloud as an isolated silo; you lead the development of backend services specifically to solve the challenges of remote radar deployment and management. 

• Scalability Visionary: You lead the building of systems that can handle the data load of a single radar unit as easily as a global fleet of thousands, ensuring the platform remains durable and supportable. 

• Security-First Mindset: You ensure that encryption and identity management are baked into the ingestion pipeline, ensuring that every radar unit is a secure endpoint. 

• Startup Agility: You move fast with a strong bias toward action, maintaining sound engineering judgment even when building "0 → 1" systems under tight timelines. 

 What You Do 

• Radar Cloud Integration: Act as the technical lead for the cloud resources that ingest, process, and visualize data specifically from our edge radar units. 

• Cloud Innovation: Research and prototype new backend technologies to improve how we manage radar systems, data updates, and real-time telemetry at scale. 

• Secure the Pipeline: Define and lead the implementation of rigorous authentication protocols for device-to-cloud communication, ensuring the platform meets high security and data privacy standards. 

• Partner in Tandem: Work closely with the Principal Engineer (Edge IoT) to define the contracts and protocols that bridge the gap between on-radar logic and cloud-side resources. 

• Technical Mentorship: Partner with the Engineering Manager to mentor the team, elevating engineering standards for design clarity and pragmatic practices across the radar-cloud stack. 

Echodyne’s technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant’s eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations.  Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S. 

WHAT WE OFFER

This is an exempt role.