Principal Software Engineer, Cloud Platform

📋 Job Overview

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

🏢 About Echodyne

Echodyne is reinventing radar. We are a fast-growing company that designs and manufactures innovative radar systems for a variety of applications, from defense to commercial markets. Our technology is at the forefront of radar innovation, and we are looking for talented individuals to help us continue to push the boundaries of what is possible.

🎯 The Role

As a Principal Software Engineer, Cloud Platform, you will be responsible for the cloud resources that ingest, process, and visualize data specifically from our edge radar units. You will act as the technical lead for these resources, ensuring the platform meets high security and data privacy standards. You will 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.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• 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.

📌 Required Qualifications

• 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.

⭐ Desirable Experience

• 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.

🎁 Benefits

• RSU (Restricted Stock Units)
• Generous Benefits: Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you (Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA)
• Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
• Travel Assistance Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
• Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per year (non-exempt)
• 401(k) match
• Pet Insurance
• Prepaid Legal Program
• Commuter Benefits
• Paid Company Holidays