# Senior Principal Full Stack Engineer at DigiCert

> United States · Principal · Full-stack · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Adigicert%3A8930020002 (read 2026-11-11).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [DigiCert](https://alderhq.app/companies/digicert)
- Location text: Sterling, Virginia; Sterling, VA
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: Sterling, Virginia; Sterling, VA")
- Posted: 2026-11-04 (6 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-06 · last verified: 2026-11-09
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://www.digicert.com/careers/?gh_jid=8930020002
- Skills listed (inferred): Java, AWS, Distributed systems

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $179k–$215k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (United States, n 13): p25 $206k, median $215k, p75 $219k

## Description (the employer's text)

Who we are

DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust. We protect the digital world by ensuring the security, privacy, and authenticity of every interaction. Our AI-powered DigiCert ONE platform unifies PKI, DNS, and certificate lifecycle management, to secure infrastructure, software, devices, messages, AI content and agents. Learn why more than 100,000 organizations, including 90% of the Fortune 500, choose DigiCert to stop today’s threats and prepare for a quantum-safe future at www.digicert.com

Job Duties:

- Design, develop, and maintain backend services supporting large-scale distributed systems (20%).
- Participate in system architecture, service design, and data modeling to ensure scalability, reliability, and performance (15%).
- Provide guidance on system design and implementation across multiple services (10%).
- Design and implement APIs (RESTful or gRPC) for internal and external platform services (15%).
- Develop and optimize systems to support high-throughput, low-latency workloads (10%). Work with cloud-based infrastructure to deploy, monitor, and operate services in production environments (5%).
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes (5%).
- Analyze and improve system performance, reliability, and fault tolerance in distributed environments (5%).
- Design, implement, and operate DNS-based services, including DNS record lifecycle management, caching strategies, and traffic routing policies to ensure reliable and performant name resolution at scale (10%).
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, and operations, to define and deliver technical solutions (3%).
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues and support ongoing system operations (1%).
- Document system design, architecture, and operational procedures (1%).
Telecommuting: Telecommuting may be permitted up to 3 days per week. When not telecommuting, must report to DigiCert, Inc. at 6 Pidgeon Hill Drive, Ste 360 Sterling, VA 20147.

Salary: $179,000-$215,000 per year

Minimum Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or related field
- 5 years of experience as a Software Engineer, Software Developer, or any occupation, job title, or position developing and operating mission-critical platforms.
Special Requirements:

Must also have:

- 5 years of professional experience developing backend systems using Java in large-scale, distributed, high-availability environments
- 5 years of professional experience building applications using frameworks (including Spring Boot) to design modular and service-oriented architectures
- 5 years of professional experience designing and implementing RESTful and gRPC APIs, including handling high-throughput and low-latency workloads
- 5 years of professional experience working with cloud-based infrastructure (including Amazon Web Services (AWS)), encompassing deployment, scalability, service availability, and resiliency
- 5 years of professional experience working with relational and NoSQL databases, including designing data models for distributed systems and performance optimization
- 5 years of professional experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, including automated testing and deployment strategies for distributed services
- 5 years of professional experience designing distributed systems, including concepts including service discovery, load balancing, fault tolerance, and system observability
- 2 years of professional experience designing DNS architecture and networking fundamentals, including DNS record management, caching behavior, and traffic routing concepts.
How to Apply: Submit resume online at https://www.digicert.com/careers or via email to

nawaal.cassiem@digicert.com. Must specify job code ALRR

Benefits

- Competitive compensation and comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement savings programs with company matching (401(k) or RRSP)
- Generous paid time off, including holidays, and vacation
- Paid parental leave and family support benefits

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