Principal Software Engineer

KLDiscovery•United States,

2d•Remote

About The Position

The Principal Software Engineer role at KLDiscovery is cross-cutting by design. Principal Software Engineers are not permanent members of any team. They move to other teams based on needs or project priorities. You will provide architectural judgment across product areas that don't have dedicated Architect coverage, identify risks before they compound, mentor developers, and enforce engineering standards. You are the technical voice that connects Engineering leadership, Architecture, and the development teams doing the work.

Requirements

Track record as a senior or principal-level engineer building and maintaining web applications across multiple product areas or organizations
Strong proficiency in Angular and .NET (C#); experience with API design and building services that other teams consume
Demonstrated history of identifying and mitigating technical risk across multiple codebases or product areas
Ability to operate independently, make sound architectural trade-off decisions, and communicate those decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Understanding of how to design and develop with security in mind, particularly in environments handling sensitive client data
Experience mentoring engineers at various levels and elevating a team's overall output

Nice To Haves

Experience with Microsoft Azure (hosting, services, infrastructure)
Experience with PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server
Familiarity with GitHub and Azure DevOps Pipelines
Experience working in or around eDiscovery, legal technology, or similarly regulated/compliance-sensitive domains
Familiarity with eDiscovery workflows: processing, production, review, and the operational coordination around them
Experience designing or operating multi-tenant systems
Experience building orchestration or workflow engine platforms
Experience with real-time alerting or telemetry systems
Exposure to AI/ML integration within internal operational tools and applications

Responsibilities

Identify and raise risks across multiple modules, including security risks and downstream platform impacts, before they reach production
Provide architectural guidance across multiple product areas and make cross-module design decisions
Work closely with Team Leadership and Architects to translate architecture decisions into work the Engineering team can execute
Write and refine requirements for features in collaboration with Product and Team Leadership
Provide input on Engineering and coding standards and hold the team to them
Mentor and guide less experienced engineers toward solutions, making it a learning experience rather than just handing out answers
Identify technical debt across projects and use a data-driven approach to advocate for addressing it
Support multiple product areas concurrently and context-switch between efforts as priorities shift
Perform and set expectations for peer code reviews
Drive automated testing practices including integration, end-to-end, and regression tests
Own and improve automated build and release pipelines
Support production applications including bug fixes and enhancements within defined SLAs (Service Level Agreements)
Produce high-quality software and automate repetitive work
Share knowledge, keep learning, and take initiative to make things better
Communicate directly and clearly; report issues or roadblocks that may affect the team's success
Take ownership of your work and its outcome; set realistic expectations and deliver on them
Be respectful, contribute to a positive team culture, and support feedback with data and examples
Make data-driven decisions wherever possible