Principal/Staff Backend Engineer - Distributed Systems at Widenet Consulting
About the role
Salary: $170,000 - 200,000 per year Requirements: At least 7 years of backend engineering experience at Staff or Principal level, or equivalent demonstrated scope. Proven experience building, shipping, and operating production systems under real workloads. Experience with large-scale, latency-sensitive services. Hands-on technical orientation and interest in remaining an individual contributor rather than moving into management or advisory work. Ability to own problems from initial design throu…
Interview process at Widenet Consulting
General interview process (this company's specific loop isn't published - reach out if you have insider info).
- Recruiter phone screen - typically 20-40 min
- Technical screen - 1 coding problem or take-home; format varies by company
- Onsite / virtual loop - typically 4-6 rounds over 2-3 weeks; exact split of coding, systems design, and behavioral varies by role and location
Platforms used: unknown — MiPrep tested compatible with major platforms
How to prepare
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