Senior Principal Software Engineer

HireRight•Nashville, TN

23h

About The Position

We are looking for a Senior Principal Software Engineer who wants to help transform an industry. This is not just a feature delivery role. It is a chance to shape the future of background screening and workforce technology by building systems that are simpler, smarter, more reliable, and more human-centered. We need someone who can operate across the stack and across altitudes: Deep in the code when needed, Across systems when architecture matters, Beside product when the problem needs shaping, With teams when technical judgment needs to scale, Ahead of the curve when technology changes what is possible. Our goal is bold: transform the industry. That will require curiosity, technical depth, smart risk-taking, AI-enabled leverage, and a willingness to challenge how things have always been done. If you are the kind of engineer who looks at complexity and says, “There has to be a simpler way,” then helps build it we should talk. We value: Curiosity: ask better questions, Simplicity: remove unnecessary complexity, Ownership: if we build it, we own it, Lean thinking: small batches, fast feedback, less waste, Craft: quality matters, Direct feedback: clarity is kindness, Smart risk: experiment responsibly, Data-informed decisions: use evidence without becoming trapped by it, Agentic leverage: use modern tools to increase impact, Continuous improvement: make the system better every cycle. Hiring and workforce decisions affect companies, candidates, communities, and lives. The systems behind those decisions should be accurate, trustworthy, efficient, humane, and modern. We are looking for engineers who can dream recklessly, engineer responsibly, simplify relentlessly, and build what does not yet exist. If that sounds like you, we would love to meet you.

Requirements

10 or more years of software engineering experience, with a meaningful portion of that spent working on complex, distributed, or large-scale systems.
Modern JavaScript / TypeScript
React, Angular, Vue, or similar frontend frameworks
Node.js, Java, C#, Python, Go, or similar backend technologies
REST, GraphQL, event-driven architectures, or service-oriented systems
Relational and NoSQL databases
Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
CI/CD pipelines
Containers and orchestration
Observability tools
Automated testing frameworks
Secure software development practices
AI coding assistants and agentic development tools
Ability to learn quickly, reason deeply, and build responsibly.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and evolve full stack software systems used by customers, candidates, internal teams, and global operations
Lead technical direction for complex initiatives across frontend, backend, data, APIs, and cloud infrastructure
Partner with product, design, security, operations, and business stakeholders to solve high-value problems
Turn ambiguous business and customer needs into clear technical approaches
Build systems that are reliable, secure, observable, scalable, and maintainable
Simplify complex workflows through thoughtful product and engineering design
Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, pairing, and technical coaching
Help teams make strong technical decisions with incomplete information
Identify and reduce technical debt, operational toil, and unnecessary system complexity
Use AI and agentic tools responsibly to accelerate engineering work and improve team leverage
Raise the bar for engineering craft, quality, and ownership