Principal Applications Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies • San Diego, CA

3d • $100,000 - $140,000 • Remote

About The Position

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Principal Applications Engineer to lead enterprise-wide architectural initiatives, define long-term technology strategy, and deliver scalable, resilient distributed systems. This is the highest level of individual technical contribution within the organization. The role calls for deep expertise in system design, performance engineering, and reliability architecture, together with cross-organizational technical leadership. The successful candidate will guide strategic engineering decisions, serve as a technical authority across teams and platforms, and mentor and elevate senior engineers.

The position is 100% remote within the United States and is full-time, direct W2 employment. The annual salary range is $100,000–$140,000. Candidates may include U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, EAD holders, and H-1B transfer candidates; the company cannot sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven expertise designing distributed, high-scale systems in production.
• Advanced proficiency in Java, Go, C++, or similar backend languages.
• Deep understanding of data modeling, system optimization, and performance tuning.
• Experience leading cross-team technical initiatives across multiple business units.
• Strong expertise in reliability engineering and distributed architectures.
• Demonstrated leadership in enterprise-scale architectural decision-making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Track record of mentoring senior engineers and shaping engineering culture.

Nice To Haves

• Public technical contributions, such as papers, talks, or open-source leadership.
• Experience driving multi-year transformation programs.
• Familiarity with FinOps and large-scale cost optimization.
• Exposure to regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, or government.
• Advanced degree or equivalent industry recognition.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide architectural initiatives.
• Define long-term technology strategy.
• Deliver scalable, resilient distributed systems.
• Drive strategic engineering decisions and provide technical authority across multiple teams and platforms.
• Lead cross-team technical initiatives across multiple business units.
• Mentor senior engineers and help shape engineering culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal