Principal Software Engineer

NAVEX

14h • Hybrid

About The Position

At NAVEX, we’re transforming the world—making it safer, more ethical, and ensuring every voice is heard. Our high-performance culture is driven by values such as speed, passion, purpose, boldness, accountability, and commitment to doing things right. You will join our Product Engineering team, which shares a passion for writing great code, embracing new technologies, and delivering powerful products within our integrated risk and compliance management platform. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will have ample opportunity to invest in innovative product development and tool research, mentor team members, grow your career, and contribute to impactful products, all while balancing your life priorities. This is a hybrid role where you will be surrounded by an engaged, collaborative team deeply committed to your success.

Requirements

• 12+ years’ experience in an Agile, full-stack software development environment with a focus on big data designs and implementations, ideally with SaaS and/or micro service-based systems
• Expert knowledge of data management and pipeline systems, practices, and standards
• Expert analytical and design skills, including the ability to abstract information requirements from real-world processes to understand information flows in computer systems
• Expert experience in Star and Snowflake schema data modelling
• Expertise in the fields of data transformations (ELT, ETL), data quality, data cleansing, and data profiling using dbt Labs’ DBT
• Expertise in Data Cataloging and Master Data Management concepts
• Expertise in both SQL and NoSQL implementations; experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Snowflake, and Postgres database platforms
• Experience with SQL profiling, performance tuning, and data ingestion into Data Warehouses
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to identify and influence others on the best solution
• Ability to drive results through your job competencies of collaboration, software programming and development, and technical problem solving
• Ability to drive results through NAVEX core competencies of accountability, customer focus, drives results and instills trust
• Culture Agility. Comfort working in a fast-paced, candid environment that values innovation, healthy debate, and follow-through
• AI Readiness. Curiosity and willingness to use AI and emerging technologies to elevate your work and deliver smarter outcomes
• Fuel performance and outcomes. Leverage your job competencies and champion NAVEX’s core value

Responsibilities

• Work with a team of data engineers and be accountable for designs and high-quality deliveries as an individual contributor
• Help team members grow by mentoring newer engineers
• Participate in the innovative advancements of our product platform and collaborate with our awesome agile team members
• Promote opportunities for refactoring and identify areas of optimization
• Research and leverage commercial products, libraries, and tools that can be used to solve problems
• Participate in design sessions with other engineers, architects, and product managers, providing constructive and honest feedback during sprint retrospectives with a team mindset
• Use automation, including continuous integration, automated deployments, and automated unit and functional testing
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior developers

Benefits

• Meaningful Purpose. Your work helps organizations operate with integrity and protect their people—at a scale few companies can match.
• High-Performance Environment. We move with urgency, set ambitious goals, and expect excellence. You’ll be trusted with real ownership and supported to do the best work of your career.
• Candid, Supportive Culture. We communicate openly, challenge ideas—not people—and value teammates who embrace bold thinking and continuous improvement.
• Growth That Matters. You can count on authentic feedback, strong accountability, and leaders invested in your success so you can achieve real growth.
• Rewards for Results. We provide clear, competitive compensation designed to recognize measurable outcomes and real impact.
• We’ll be clear, we’ll move fast, and we’ll invest in your success.
• You deserve to be supported, challenged, and rewarded for the impact you make—and we commit to doing that every step of the way.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed