The posting
Principal Engineer — Full Stack
Software Engineering · Agoura Hills, CA (in-office)
Starting at $135,000 to $145,000 + Bonus
Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k)
About the Role
We are a Salesforce-centric organization with a modern, multi-platform engineering stack spanning Salesforce, MuleSoft, Informatica Cloud, Python, PostgreSQL, and AWS. We are looking for a seasoned engineer who is excellent at engineering fundamentals first and tied to no single platform second — someone who can operate across our ecosystem and, just as importantly, partner with the specialists already on the team.
You do not need to be a Salesforce expert. You do need to be the kind of engineer other strong engineers want in the room: someone who picks up unfamiliar systems quickly, reasons about design across platforms, and can sit down with a MuleSoft or backend specialist and push their thinking forward on their own turf. Over time you will act as a senior technical anchor across our stack — writing and reviewing code, shaping technical design, and helping the team work as a unit rather than a set of parallel lanes.
This role suits someone with genuine drive: curious, adaptable, and hungry to take on more over time. It is the kind of role that grows with the person in it.
What You'll Do
● Design, build, and maintain solutions across our stack — backend services, integrations, data flows, and (with ramp-up) Salesforce customizations.
● Serve as a technical partner and advisor to specialists across the team — reasoning about MuleSoft integrations with our integration engineers, backend and data design with our database engineers, and Salesforce approaches with our platform engineers — challenging and strengthening technical decisions across domains.
● Lead and elevate code reviews and technical discussion, raising the bar for quality, maintainability, and consistency, and helping establish these as everyday practice across the team.
● Own and improve our deployment and release process — CI/CD pipelines, environment and branch management, and safe, repeatable production deployments.
● Build and maintain integrations between Salesforce and external systems using MuleSoft and APIs.
● Develop backend logic, data processing, and automation in Python; work with PostgreSQL for data modeling, queries, and performance; leverage AWS for hosting, compute, and supporting cloud services.
● Explore and evaluate new technologies where they can meaningfully improve how we build.
● Ramp into Salesforce development and configuration, eventually contributing to and advising on Salesforce solutions.
● Troubleshoot production issues across systems and drive them to resolution.
● Mentor engineers, share knowledge, and help raise the technical bar of the people around you.
Requirements
What We're Looking For (Required)
● 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of principal- or staff-level technical contribution (years can be adjusted for the right person).
● Strong general-purpose programming skills and solid computer-science fundamentals — platform-agnostic, and someone who learns new technologies quickly.
● Hands-on experience with at least three of the following, and the demonstrated ability to ramp into the rest:
○ Python (or a comparable backend language)
○ Relational databases such as PostgreSQL
○ Cloud infrastructure, ideally AWS
○ Integration / middleware platforms (MuleSoft, or similar iPaaS / API integration experience)
○ JavaScript and modern web development
● Experience designing and reasoning about system architecture and integrations across multiple platforms.
● Strong code-review skills and a genuinely high bar for code quality and engineering practices — someone for whom rigor is a held value, not a tolerated process.
● The ability to earn influence through credibility rather than title — able to partner with and constructively challenge experienced engineers in domains that aren't their own, and move them without formal authority.
● Practical experience with CI/CD, version control (Git), and managing deployments to production.
● Excellent communication skills — able to explain technical trade-offs to engineers and non-engineers, and to give clear, constructive feedback.
● A demonstrated ability to onboard into unfamiliar codebases and systems quickly and become productive with minimal hand-holding.
● Drive and ambition — a demonstrated pattern of seeking out more scope, more responsibility, and growth over the course of a career.
Nice to Have (Preferred)
● Salesforce development or administration experience (Apex, Lightning/LWC, flows, integrations). This is a plus, not a gate — we expect the right person to learn it on the job.
● MuleSoft experience specifically (Anypoint Platform, DataWeave).
● Experience integrating Salesforce with external / back-office systems.
● ETL / data integration experience (e.g., Informatica or similar).
● AWS certifications, or Salesforce certifications (Platform Developer, Integration Architect).
● Experience in a regulated or enterprise environment with formal release and change-management processes.
What Makes Someone Successful Here
● You're a fast, self-directed learner who treats an unfamiliar platform as a puzzle, not an obstacle.
● You think in terms of systems and trade-offs, not just code.
● You raise the level of the people around you — you're the kind of engineer whose presence makes a team better, not just more staffed.
● You earn respect through what you know and how you collaborate, and you're comfortable partnering with — and challenging — engineers more tenured than you in areas that aren't your specialty.
● You bring energy and initiative. You're not content to settle into a lane; you look for where you can do more and grow.
● You communicate clearly and collaborate well, even when you're the most senior engineer in the room.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation of $135,000-$145,000 with bonus potential
- Hybrid flexibility: Fridays remote
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- A culture that values innovation, autonomy, and impact
About Cydcor
Cydcor is a leader in outsourced sales, partnering with Fortune 500 and emerging companies to drive customer acquisition and growth. Recognized for our sales expertise and client results, Cydcor has become one of the most trusted names in the industry.
If you’re ready to take ownership of your recruiting career, build lasting relationships, and directly impact Cydcor’s growth, we’d love to connect with you.
Cydcor will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the law. This job description includes a summary of essential job functions and does not restrict management’s right to assign other duties and responsibilities as required
This job description includes a summary of essential job functions and does not restrict management’s right to assign other duties and responsibilities as required. Please contact Cydcor’s People Services Department for a detailed listing of essential functions, as required.
