Principal Software Engineer - Remote

Labelmaster • Chicago, IL

1d • $145,000 - $160,000 • Remote

About The Position

We're seeking a Principal Software Engineer for DGIS, our SaaS platform supporting shipping processes for companies of all sizes. This role focuses heavily on architecture design, ensuring architectural compliance across teams, and performing code reviews to maintain code quality standards. While initial development work will be limited as you learn our systems, hands-on coding will increase significantly to 50-75% of your time once you're established.

Requirements

• 7-10 years of software development experience with architectural planning, design patterns, and cross-team technical leadership.
• Strong object-oriented programming (C#)
• Relational database design and optimization (SQL Server)
• RESTful API design and development
• Understanding of authentication/authorization patterns (JWT, OAuth)
• Familiarity with GraphQL
• Modern JavaScript framework experience (ReactJS/SolidJS preferred, or Vue, Angular, etc.)
• Component-based architecture understanding
• State management patterns
• Cloud platform experience (Azure preferred, AWS/GCP acceptable)
• CI/CD concepts and practices
• Azure DevOps (or similar: GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins)
• API design and integration patterns
• Microservices or service-oriented architecture
• Third-party API integration experience
• Understanding of distributed systems
• General knowledge of PCI-DSS requirements
• Secure coding practices
• Data protection principles
• Experience with or strong interest in using AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor, etc.)
• Ability to effectively prompt and collaborate with AI tools
• Understanding of when to use AI assistance vs. manual development

Responsibilities

• Architecture & Technical Leadership (High Priority - 50-60% initially)
• Code Review & Quality Assurance (High Priority - 30-40% initially)
• Development (Lower initially, increasing to 50-75% over time)

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Medical & Childcare Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance
• 401(k) with Matching
• Fitness Bank
• Pre-tax Transit Program
• PTO Bank
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Diversity Days
• Volunteer Time Off
• Referral Bonus Program
• Competitive wage ($145,000 - 160,000)
• Remote work schedule (office time in Seattle or Chicago as requested by management)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees