Principal Systems Engineer

job summary:
We are seeking a visionary Principal Systems Architect to lead the end-to-end technical direction of our distributed product ecosystem. In this role, you will bridge the gap between hardware and software, owning the architectural blueprint that connects firmware, mobile applications, web portals, backend services, and cloud infrastructure.

If you thrive on solving complex system connectivity challenges and designing high-performance, scalable, and secure IoT ecosystems, this is your opportunity to make a massive technical impact.

location: Atlanta, Georgia
job type: Permanent
salary: $125,000 - 135,000 per year
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors

responsibilities:

• End-to-End Ownership: Own and define the system-level architecture across firmware, mobile, web, backend services, data, and cloud infrastructure.
• Technical Leadership: Provide architectural direction for major initiatives, driving long-term platform roadmaps and technical strategy.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with engineering leads, product, firmware, mobile, and cloud teams to ensure cohesive, scalable system designs.
• Design & Review: Lead architectural reviews, ensuring systems meet stringent requirements for performance, high availability, low latency, security, and maintainability.
• Hands-on Guidance: Influence and guide implementation while remaining hands-on where needed to unblock teams at critical architectural points.
• Operational Excellence: Instill best practices for system design, documentation, observability, monitoring, incident response, and reliability patterns.
• Strategic Advisory: Serve as a technical advisor to engineering leadership, balancing near-term delivery with long-term architectural health.

qualifications:
- 8+ years of experience designing and delivering large-scale software systems with proven exposure across multiple layers of the stack.

- Comprehensive System Understanding: Strong architectural grasp spanning firmware, IoT, mobile applications, web applications, backend services, and cloud platforms.

- API Integration: Deep experience architecting and integrating RESTful and event-driven APIs in distributed systems.

- Cloud-Native Expertise: Hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures, including microservices, messaging/streaming, data stores, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

- Lifecycle Leadership: Proven experience guiding engineering teams through the full development lifecycle: architecture, design, development, deployment, and production.

- Business Acumen: Ability to seamlessly translate complex business and product requirements into scalable, resilient system designs

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [email protected].


Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.