# Senior Principal Software Engineer

SUMMARY: Are you a senior data platform engineer who thrives on building reliable, scalable cloud-based data solutions? This is an opportunity to take ownership of a mission-critical data platform, influence engineering standards, mentor developers, and drive the accuracy and availability of data that powers business operations. POSITION INFO: Our client, a leading organisation in the telecommunications and connectivity sector, is looking for a Senior \/ Principal Software Engineer - Data Platform to take ownership of a business-critical cloud data platform. This role offers the opportunity to lead the architecture, reliability, security, and performance of a PostgreSQL-based data warehouse, cloud-native data loading processes, and API services that support multiple operational systems. Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders across technology, finance, operations, and network teams, you will ensure that data remains accurate, secure, and available while driving best practice engineering standards across multiple codebases. This is an ideal opportunity for a seasoned software engineer who enjoys a blend of hands-on technical leadership, platform ownership, cloud en

- **Id**: 3735247
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/network-recruitment-senior-principal-software-engineer>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Johannesburg, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-30T00:00:00Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-10-30T00:00:00Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 11
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4500
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Hybrid work
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Cybersecurity

## Company

- **Id**: 4496313
- **Name**: Network Recruitment
- **Domain**: networkrecruitmentinternational.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/network-recruitment>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Technologies

- **Firebase** — Optional: no
- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **GitHub** — Optional: no
- **Google Cloud Run** — Optional: no
- **IAM** — Optional: no
- **Incident Management** — Optional: no
- **JavaScript** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Node JS** — Optional: no
- **PostgreSQL** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 11

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T09:07:30Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 47
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.518
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 10
- **Expected fill days**: 17
- **Reasons**: seen:10, agency, velocity, win:mid, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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