Principal Software Engineer
About The Position
America's Test Kitchen (ATK) is seeking a hands-on Principal Software Engineer to be a critical technical leader across our digital platforms and help drive the execution of our technical vision. This high-impact role is focused on designing and implementing complex, scalable solutions across our website, app, and digital subscription and MarTech platforms, ensuring technical excellence and high-impact delivery. The successful candidate will be a deep technical expert and a pragmatic architect who thrives on directly building solutions, technical mentoring, setting technical standards, and ensuring our architectural strategy directly enables ATK's business growth goals. This is a newly created role that will report to the Chief Product and Technology Officer.
Requirements
- Expert Software Development: 8+ years of progressive, hands-on experience in software development, with at least 2-3 years operating in a Principal or Staff-level capacity.
- Architectural Design: Proven experience designing and successfully launching large-scale, distributed web applications and APIs.
- Platform Proficiency: Expert-level knowledge with Node.js , Python, and React.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Extensive experience with AWS and familiarity with services, containerization and modern CI/CD pipelines.
- Problem Solver: Exceptional ability to diagnose and solve highly complex technical and architectural problems across the full stack.
- Technical Communication: Superior ability to document and articulate complex technical designs, trade-offs, and strategies clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Mentorship: Demonstrated track record of leading and influencing technical decisions across multiple teams without direct managerial authority.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in software development.
- Extensive experience with high-traffic, customer-facing websites and apps in a product technology environment.
Nice To Haves
- Java is a bonus.
Responsibilities
- Drive Architectural Excellence: Define and implement robust, scalable, and secure architecture for core components of ATK's digital platforms, with a focus on high-traffic websites, mobile applications, and high-volume MarTech systems.
- Hands-on Development: Act as a lead engineer on complex, cross-functional projects, writing high-quality, performant code, and setting the standard for engineering best practices.
- Technical Guidance and Mentoring: Provide technical mentorship, code reviews, and architectural guidance to multiple development teams, helping to elevate the technical skill and maturity of the entire organization.
- Establish Standards: Define and promote engineering best practices, design patterns, quality standards, and consistent application of security principles across the software development lifecycle.
- Technical Vision Translation: Partner closely with Engineering Leaders, Product Managers, and other stakeholders to translate ambitious business objectives into clear, well-defined, and achievable technical designs and implementation plans.
- Cross-System Integration: Oversee the technical integration and design of complex features spanning multiple systems (e.g., CMS, Subscription Billing, MarTech tools).
- Performance and Reliability: Lead initiatives to optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability, ensuring our platforms can support continuous traffic and user growth.
- Technology Evaluation: Research, evaluate, and recommend new technologies, tools, and platforms that can provide a strategic advantage or improve engineering efficiency.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
