Principal Applications Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies • Artesia, CA

1d • $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. The role is the organization’s highest level of individual technical contribution and calls for deep expertise in system design, performance engineering, reliability architecture, and cross-organizational technical leadership. The engineer will guide strategic decisions, serve as a technical authority across teams and platforms, and mentor senior engineers across the organization.

This is a full-time, direct W2 position that is 100% remote within the United States. The stated salary range is $100,000–$140,000 annually. The employer welcomes applications from U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, EAD holders, and H-1B transfer candidates, but cannot sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Ten or more 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 architectural decision-making at enterprise scale.
• 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 and define long-term technology strategy.
• Deliver highly 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.
• Make architectural decisions at enterprise scale.
• Mentor senior engineers and help shape engineering culture.

What This Job Offers

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