Principal Software Engineer, Cloud Microservices

Key Skills

Analytical and Problem solving, Apache Cassandra, Apache Kafka, C Programming, C++, Effective communication skills, GoLang, Java Programming, Kubernetes-K8s, MongoDB, NoSQL, Python Programming, RabbitMQ, Scala Programming, Software Development

Job Description

At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.

We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.

Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.

We are currently seeking a Principal Software Engineer for our Cloud Microservices team. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches their work with vigor and determination. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate excellence in their respective fields, to demonstrate the ability to learn quickly and to strive for perfection within a fast-paced environment.

You will have the opportunity to define how we partner with the other engineering teams to provide a productive and frictionless end-to-end developer experience encompassing the entire development, release, and operating lifecycle. You will design and implement our cloud applications.

The Role

• Design, develop, and enhance cloud-based microservices
• Design implement applications using Python, Java, Scala or Go
• Develop and deploy containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Create and maintain Architecture, Design, Troubleshooting, Deployment, configuration documents
• Make key technical decisions and guide engineering vision
• Develop frameworks, services, and the necessary tooling to help other engineers build high quality applications
• Evangelize software engineering best practices and lead by example
• Collaborate with other engineers, product owners, and designers to identify and solve challenging problems

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development experience
• Proficiency in a major programming language like Golang, C/C++, Python, Java, or Scala.
• Knowledge with Cloud Native Platforms including Kubernetes, Open Shift, Docker, or Cloud Foundry in the public cloud
• Knowledge with Containers and/or Serverless, Microservices, Functions, Event-driven/reactive programming or other Cloud Native architectures
• Knowledge about deploying systems into a production Cloud Native Environment
• Knowledge with NoSQL data stores such as Cassandra and MongoDB
• Knowledge of message or event-driven architectures (such as RabbitMQ/Queues or Kafka)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Skilled at architecting for future growth, scalability, reliability, maintainability at enterprise levels
• Experience in building world-wide systems that need to fit within regional regulatory frameworks
• Ability to thrive in a cross-functional team on high profile, critical projects
• Excellence in communication (both written and spoken) with peers and non-technical people alike
• Excited about designing, building, and maintaining of distributed systems.

Education Requirements

• Bachelors in Computer Science or Engineering
• Masters degree preferred

Salary Range: The compensation range for this position is specific to the locations listed below and is the range Lucid reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.

• California (Bay Area) - $150,000 - $214,500

Additional Compensation and Benefits: Lucid offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs. (Cash or equity incentive awards, if any, will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.)