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# Principal Software Engineer

- **Company:** CLOUDTECH SOLUTIONS LLC
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $231,000 - $337,000
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Scrum Methodology, Flask (Web Framework), Apache Kafka
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25304_08c4c54f8cb0602651071f65ae545ed0

## About the Role

* An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
 * Demonstrated calm when a San Jose, CA client changes scope mid-stream
 * Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings
 * Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision
 * Reliable, accountable, and committed to following through
 * A keen eye for quality and consistency in your output

## Description

* Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within CloudTech Solutions
 * Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services
 * Translate fuzzy product wishes from CloudTech Solutions stakeholders into shippable Kafka services
 * Read the Flask stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
 * Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Scrum libraries
 * Monitor system health and set up alerting for no-ego production environments