Principal Software Engineer
About The Position
Join a team building the analytical and optimization software that powers one of North America's largest renewable energy operations. Our client is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to serve as the bridge between business objectives and software solutions. This role is for someone who combines deep technical expertise with product thinking, business acumen, and architecture leadership, working with a high degree of autonomy to turn ambiguous business problems into scalable, production-ready systems. The role spans full-stack ownership (backend, data systems, UI) and includes active use of AI-assisted development practices as part of the org's broader investment in AI-enabled engineering.
Requirements
- Must be authorized to work legally in the US without sponsorship, now or in the future.
- 9+ years of professional software engineering experience, including demonstrated ownership of system architecture and technical leadership (not years alone — must show scope of ownership, not just tenure).
- Proficiency in one or more of: Python, C#, JavaScript, or other languages.
- Cloud platform experience, including Azure, AWS or GCP.
- Experience with AI-assisted/agentic development tools (e.g., Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) and practices.
- Experience with automation, CI/CD, and DevSecOps practices (secure-by-design, observability, monitoring/alerting).
- Experience communicating technical strategy to executive/business stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- Experience mentoring engineers and leading project teams (helpful but not required at the lower end of the experience range).
Responsibilities
- Translate ambiguous business problems into scalable, robust technical architectures, anticipating edge cases and operational concerns.
- Make pragmatic technology decisions and design systems for long-term maintainability.
- Work directly with business stakeholders to rapidly prototype and validate concepts, accelerating feedback cycles.
- Own features end-to-end across backend services, data systems, and user interfaces.
- Use agentic AI tools throughout the development lifecycle, including designing quality controls for coding agents, specification-driven workflows, and deterministic validation checks.
- Evaluate AI tools and practices critically rather than adopting them by default.
- Build secure-by-design software with CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and alerting for operational readiness.
- Serve as a technical lead: define architecture, guide software design, mentor less experienced engineers, and communicate with executives and business stakeholders.
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Employer Contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA)
- Disability Insurance: Short-term (up to 12 weeks) and long-term coverage, fully paid by the employer.
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401(k) Retirement Savings: 1% employer match.
- Career Growth Opportunities
- Team Engagement Activities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
No Education Listed
