Principal Software Engineer

Harness is the AI Software Delivery Platform company, led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal (founder of AppDynamics, acquired by Cisco for $3.7B). Harness has raised approximately $570M in funding and is valued at $5.5B, backed by leading investors including Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, Citi Ventures, and more. As AI accelerates code creation, the real bottleneck has shifted to everything after the code – testing, deployments, application security, reliability, compliance, and cost optimization. Harness brings AI and automation to this “outer loop,” helping teams ship software faster while maintaining security and governance throughout the entire software delivery lifecycle.Powered by Harness AI and the Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, the Harness Platform applies deep context and intelligent automation across the software delivery lifecycle with governance and policy-driven controls embedded throughout the platform. Over the past year, Harness powered over 185M deployments, 82M builds, 18T flag evaluations, 8M security scans, 9.1B optimized tests, 3T protected API calls, and helped manage $2.8B in cloud spend — enabling customers like United Airlines, Morningstar, and Choice Hotels to accelerate releases by up to 75%, reduce cloud costs by up to 60%, and achieve 10x DevOps efficiency. With a global team across 26 offices and 25 countries, Harness is shaping the future of AI software delivery — and we’re looking for exceptional talent to help us move even faster.Position SummaryHarness Software Engineering Insights (SEI) is where engineering meets engineering intelligence. As part of this team, you’ll work on a deeply technical product that connects to 40+ developer tools like Jira and GitHub, processes millions of events, and turns raw SDLC data into actionable metrics.This is a product that engineers build for engineers, where you’ll see your work directly impact how thousands of developers build software. Expect challenges in data modeling, systems design, developer UX, and secure cloud integrations — all to help engineers and leaders build faster, better, and smarter.About The RoleDesign, develop, deploy and maintain critical software in a fast-paced quality conscious Java environment. Author software functional specifications and design documents for features developed.Quickly understand complex systems/code and own key pieces of the system, including the delivered qualityWork in an agile environment, using iterative development cycles and a short customer feedback loopDesign and implementation of scalable backend software solutionsDiagnose and troubleshoot complex problems in a distributed computing environment.Perform peer reviews of specifications, design, and codeQuickly understand complex systems/code and own key pieces of the system, including the delivered qualityWork alongside Site Reliability Engineers/DevOps and cross functional teams to deploy software or diagnose/troubleshoot any production related issuesAbout You12+ years of experience developing highly scalable, distributed applications, products, and backend services using JavaA desire to build products that solve complex technical problems for end usersExperience with relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQLExperience with SQL query tuning, performance optimizations is a plusExperience with search frameworks like Elasticsearch, SOLR is a plusExperience with applications hosted on AWS/Azure/GCP is a plusFamiliarity with Docker and CI/CD processes is a plusDeep understanding of how distributed resilient software is built and deployedExcellent problem solving and debugging skillsExperience working in short release cyclesReady to Build Something Engineers Love. This is your chance to shape the systems that shape how software gets built. Join Harness today!Work LocationBay Area or Remote in the U.S. with periodic travel requiredWhat You Will Have At HarnessCompetitive salaryComprehensive healthcare benefitsFlexible Spending Account (FSA)Employee Assistance Program (EAP)Flexible Time Off and Parental LeaveQuarterly Harness TGIF-Off / 4 daysMonthly, quarterly, and annual social and team-building eventsRecharge & Reset ProgramMonthly internet reimbursementCommuter benefitsFactors that may be used to determine your actual pay rate include your specific skills, experience, qualifications, location, and comparison to other employees already in this role. In addition to the base salary, certain roles may qualify for a performance-based incentive and/or equity, with eligibility depending on the position. These rewards are based on a combination of company performance and individual achievements.The Hiring Range For This Position Is $150,000 - $226,000.A valid authorization to work in the U.S. is requiredPay transparency$204,000—$255,000 USDHarness in the news:Accelerating Our Mission to Bring AI to Everything After CodeGoldman Sachs leads investment in software delivery startup Harness at $5.5 billion valuat