Principal Software Engineer
About The Position
The Principal Software Engineer is a top-tier technical leader who drives the architecture, design, and implementation of highly complex and critical software systems, setting technical direction and influencing engineering excellence across multiple teams or organizational boundaries. About the Principal Software Engineer: Defines and champions the technical vision and strategy for major product areas or critical infrastructure Leads the design and implementation of highly complex, cross-functional software systems that have significant organizational impact Provides expert technical guidance and mentorship to other software engineers, fostering their growth and development Identifies and resolves the most challenging technical problems, often involving multiple systems or ambiguous requirements Collaborates with executive leadership, product management, and other stakeholders to align technical strategy with business goals Drives the adoption of innovative technologies often through build vs. buy analysis Sets the standards for architectural patterns and engineering best practices across the organization Accountable for the overall technical quality, performance, and scalability of large-scale systems or platforms Recognized as a top expert in multiple broad technical domains and drives architectural decisions that have significant company-wide impact Sets the technical direction for major initiatives Solves the most challenging and undefined technical problems, often requiring novel approaches Foresees and mitigates risks at an organizational level Shapes the technical culture of the organization and communicates complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, including executives Works directly with customers, both at technical and leadership levels, to understand and address concerns Owns initiatives impacting software development, quality engineering, customer support process, and Dev Ops Accountable for the technical quality and strategic direction of large parts of the engineering organization and drives significant technical shifts and transformations Mentors and cultivates future technical leaders About you as the Principal Software Engineer: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field and 10 years of experience, or 15 years of practical experience Possesses extensive and deep expertise in multiple domains, such as distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and highly scalable architectures Demonstrated ability to define and lead multi-year technical roadmaps, mentor engineers, and resolve the most challenging technical obstacles Proficient in leading technical strategy, evaluating new technologies, and making significant architectural decisions
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field and 10 years of experience, or 15 years of practical experience
- Possesses extensive and deep expertise in multiple domains, such as distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and highly scalable architectures
- Demonstrated ability to define and lead multi-year technical roadmaps, mentor engineers, and resolve the most challenging technical obstacles
- Proficient in leading technical strategy, evaluating new technologies, and making significant architectural decisions
Responsibilities
- Defines and champions the technical vision and strategy for major product areas or critical infrastructure
- Leads the design and implementation of highly complex, cross-functional software systems that have significant organizational impact
- Provides expert technical guidance and mentorship to other software engineers, fostering their growth and development
- Identifies and resolves the most challenging technical problems, often involving multiple systems or ambiguous requirements
- Collaborates with executive leadership, product management, and other stakeholders to align technical strategy with business goals
- Drives the adoption of innovative technologies often through build vs. buy analysis
- Sets the standards for architectural patterns and engineering best practices across the organization
- Accountable for the overall technical quality, performance, and scalability of large-scale systems or platforms
- Recognized as a top expert in multiple broad technical domains and drives architectural decisions that have significant company-wide impact
- Sets the technical direction for major initiatives
- Solves the most challenging and undefined technical problems, often requiring novel approaches
- Foresees and mitigates risks at an organizational level
- Shapes the technical culture of the organization and communicates complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, including executives
- Works directly with customers, both at technical and leadership levels, to understand and address concerns
- Owns initiatives impacting software development, quality engineering, customer support process, and Dev Ops
- Accountable for the technical quality and strategic direction of large parts of the engineering organization and drives significant technical shifts and transformations
- Mentors and cultivates future technical leaders
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
