The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  DigitalWave is hiring a Principal Software Engineer in Hayward, CA.

• Role description

  Build the tools that thousands of developers depend on as a Principal Software Engineer working with Jenkins and modern tooling. The right mentorship-focused candidate will own outcomes, mentor peers, and earn $200,000 - $290,000 in this principal temporary position.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Translate fuzzy product wishes from DigitalWave stakeholders into shippable Kotlin services
  • Ship Problem Solving experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks
  • Stand up observability so DigitalWave sees failures before customers in CA do
  • Collaborate with product and design teams to ship features end to end
  • Map data flow across DigitalWave's gRPC services and spot the leaks
  • Lead Microsoft Azure design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Hayward, CA builds them
  • Pull DigitalWave's MongoDB stack out of the CA region before the migration deadline
  • Build MongoDB self-service tools so Hayward teams stop filing tickets for everything

  What You'll Bring

  • Cross-functional ease, from Self-Motivation engineers to REST API marketers
  • The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, ownership-driven environment
  • A Hayward grounding, or the adaptability to plant roots quickly

  DigitalWave blends REST API and Python into technology products that feel, in the employee-centric words of its Hayward, CA founders, inevitable. New hires ship something real in week one, because we'd rather you learn by doing.

  We pair $200,000 - $290,000 with a seasoned mentor, so your Self-Motivation sharpens fast while the benefits quietly take care of everything else.

  The DigitalWave team is expanding in Hayward, CA this quarter, and this seat is part of that growth.

  Got 9 of technology experience itching for a new home? This is the door.

• Required skills

  • Jenkins
  • Agile
  • Python
  • MongoDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • gRPC
  • Microsoft Azure
  • REST API
  • Kotlin
  • Team Leadership
  • Problem Solving
  • Self-Motivation

• Benefits & perks

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • On-site fitness center
  • Travel insurance for business trips
  • Headspace or Calm subscription
  • Birthday off
  • Global mobility program
  • Wellness program and challenges
  • Paid Time Off
  • Signing bonus
  • Will preparation services
  • Fully remote position
  • Health coaching
  • Employee Discounts
  • Paid volunteer days

• Apply before 2026-09-08

  Submit your application for this Temporary technology position.