Principal Software Engineer (Corporate Systems)

Protolabs•Maple Plain, MN

1d•$131,500 - $175,400•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a highly skilled Principal Software Engineer to join our Global Technology Services (GTS) team, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our finance and procurement platforms. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact at scale—designing and delivering modern, resilient applications that power critical business operations across the organization. In this role, you will combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership, staying hands-on with development while guiding architecture, driving best practices, and influencing our long-term technology strategy. You’ll partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate complex business needs into elegant, scalable solutions and help elevate the engineering team through mentorship and technical coaching. This position is ideal for an experienced engineer who thrives at the intersection of innovation, leadership, and execution, and enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions truly matter.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field or comparable professional experience in these fields
10+ years of professional software development experience
Experience mentoring engineers of varying experience levels from intern to senior
Experience providing work direction to others by aligning tasks to skillsets and company objectives
Experience working with engineers to estimate tasks, plan projects, and schedule releases
Experience with software development focused on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Experience with Microsoft AX and Dynamics 365 ERP ecosystems
Knowledge of software design principles and patterns with experience coaching others in their use
Internally motivated, able to work proficiently both independently and in a team environment
Strong communication skills with both internal team members and external business stakeholders
Strong initiative to find ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes
Ability to be or become the technical expert for multiple projects
Ability to successfully work under minimal supervision

Nice To Haves

Strong experience and understanding of Agile methodologies
Experience with continuous integration and deployment strategies
Experience with software best practices like code reviews, issue tracking systems, and version control systems with experience teaching developers to use them
Expertise in automated testing, coupled with the ability to lead, coach, and influence teams to embed testing best practices into the development lifecycle
Proven ability to keep up to date with advancements in your development domain
History of expanding your skills in technical leadership

Responsibilities

Design, develop, code, test, debug, implement, and document software applications
Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery through Agile methodologies.
Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentoring.
Influence work direction that aligns with both engineer and company goals.
Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
Collaborate with other software engineers, technical product managers, and data architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain business applications.
Appropriately applying engineering principles and concepts to area of specialization.
Demonstrate creativity and ingenuity in applying engineering principles and practices
Draw solutions from a wider range of experience
Define technical approaches to project and act as lead on some projects and guide lower-level developers.
Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code.
Analyze and resolve technical and application problems.
Assess opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and other affected parties.
Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time and in-budget.
Interview and onboard new team members.
Provide feedback on team members’ performance.
Stay current on new technologies; research and evaluate a variety of software products.
Perform additional tasks as assigned.