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Agents are only as good as what they can sense, trust, and act on in the moment, and real-time, event-driven data is becoming the foundation every serious AI system runs on.\nSolace is the leading platform for the enterprise AI era. Established enterprises worldwide - including RBC Capital Markets, Bosch, Heineken, PSA Singapore, United Airlines, Schwarz Group, and hundreds more - have built their business around Solace to enable intelligent, real-time experiences, modernize their application and integration landscape, and create seamless digital journeys for their customers, partners, and employees.\nSo, the next time you drive a car, order furniture online, fly in a plane, check your bank balance on your phone, your positive experience could be a direct result of our technology-and your hard work!\nOverview\nThis position is for a Principal Software Developer. In this role you will be a key technical leader working on the Solace Agent Mesh: an event-driven Integration and Orchestration Platform for Agentic AI that securely connects, orchestrates, and scales AI agents in real-time. You will take a pivotal role in building world class products as well as our internal tooling. Your expertise will help us create smarter, more intuitive systems that redefine user interaction and operational efficiency. You will collaborate closely with various teams, providing technical leadership and innovative solutions that push the boundaries of what is possible.\nAre You Someone Who:\nThinks in systems - seeing architecture, tradeoffs, and long-term implications before writing a line of code?\nHas a track record of owning complex, production-grade software from whiteboard to live deployment?\nLeads without a title - naturally elevating the teams and engineers around you?\nGets energized by hard problems at the intersection of AI, distributed systems, and real-world engineering constraints?\nCommunicates technical ideas clearly to both engineers and non-engineers?\nHolds yourself to a high bar for quality, and genuinely cares about the craft?\nIs humble, honest, and open - the kind of person others trust and want to build with?\nWhat You'll Do:\nArchitect for Scale:Design and implement robust, maintainable architectures for agentic AI applications - with clean separation of concerns and a long view on system health\nOwn Delivery End-to-End:Drive complex features and initiatives through every SDLC phase, from requirements to production, with a bias toward execution\nBuild Production-Grade Software:Develop high-quality backend services and web frontends using modern JavaScript frameworks, with consistent attention to reliability, performance, and user experience\nLead Technically:Mentor engineers, conduct meaningful code reviews, establish best practices, and be a trusted voice in architectural decisions\nBridge Product and Engineering:Collaborate with PMs, designers, and stakeholders to shape technically sound, deliverable solutions - not just translate requirements\nRaise the Quality Bar:Champion testing strategies, CI/CD, and observability practices that keep systems healthy as they grow\nStay Sharp:Actively track emerging technologies and bring relevant ideas back to improve the platform and team practices\nWhat You Bring:\n10+ Years of Delivery:A real history of taking complex software from concept to production - not just contribution, but ownership\nTechnical Depth:Expert-level fluency in Go, Java, C#, or equivalent, plus strong command of modern web technologies (TypeScript/JavaScript, React or similar, HTML/CSS)\nArchitectural Experience:Deep comfort designing scalable, distributed systems and microservices - you know where the bodies are buried in these architectures\nLeadership Track Record:Experience leading technical teams, guiding engineers through SDLC phases, and leaving codebases and people better than you found them\nIntegration Know-How:Hands-on experience with API design, event-driven architectures, and message brokers in complex, integrated environments\nCloud & DevOps Fluency:Practical experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP; containerization with Docker/Kubernetes; and CI/CD pipeline ownership\nCommunication That Lands:Strong written and verbal communication - you can make complex technical ideas accessible without dumbing them down\nQuality Commitment:A genuine standard for code quality, testing, and documentation - not just lip service\nNice to Have:\nFamiliarity with real-time streaming technologies - Apache Kafka, Pulsar, or Solace PubSub+\nExperience with high-availability architectures, performance optimization, or distributed systems at scale\nGrounding in enterprise integration patterns and middleware\nExposure to domain-driven design (DDD) and how to apply it pragmatically\nTrack record of influencing technical direction without direct authority - across teams or orgs\nWhy You’ll Love Working at Solace\nAt Solace, we’re all about smart people, meaningful work, and good vibes.\nWork with brilliance- Our team is packed with some of the sharpest minds in the industry.\nBalance matters- We believe work should fit into your life, not the other way around.\nHybrid-first- Flexibility is built into how we work, so everyone feels included and empowered.\nValues-driven- We live and breathe our core values: craftsmanship, trust, courage, freedom, momentum, humility, and human experience.\nGrowth mindset- Our training programs are designed to help you level up, fast.\nCustomer Obsessed- We’re proud of our world-class customer lineup (we’re not shy about it).\nKeep it fun- We’re social, we keep things simple, and we know how to have a good time.\nCreative culture- We’ve got a great sense of humour and we make cool videos on topics like MITT and this (check them out!).\nRole Status: EXISTING\nExpected Salary Range: Expected salary range for this role is from $155,000 to $180,000. The final offer within this range will reflect the successful candidate’s skills and experience.\nAt Solace, we are committed to a fair, inclusive, and transparent recruitment process.\nTo help identify candidates whose qualifications best align with the role, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools during the initial stage of resume screening. These tools compare submitted resumes to the job description, focusing on education, experience, and skills.\nImportantly, all decisions beyond this initial screening-including interviews and final hiring-are made by our human recruitment team. AI is never used to make final hiring decisions.\nLet’s Talk\nNot sure you meet every requirement? That’s okay - we’re more interested in your potential and passion. If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you.\nNeed accommodations during the hiring process? Just let us know - we’re here to support you.\nThanks to everyone who applies! While we wish we could connect with every candidate, only those selected to move forward will be contacted.\nAt Solace, we believe that diversity and inclusion drive innovation and growth, both in business and in life. We strive to create an enriching and safe workplace where you can be who you are. 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