Software Principal Engineer
About The Position
Handle complex engineering tasks and project initiatives. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers. Lead technical reviews and ensure adherence to best practices. Collaborate on the development of innovative software solutions. Support the Associate Director or Director with strategic technical insights. Lead the design and development of complex software systems within the scientific space. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and deliverables of custom applications. Conduct code reviews to ensure high-quality code and adherence to best practices. Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues, using AWS and Cloud Computing. Develop and maintain technical documentation. Ensure software security and compliance with industry standards. Drive continuous improvement in software development processes using Agile methodologies. Participate in strategic planning and decision-making for technology initiatives. Telecommuting permitted up to 40%.
Requirements
- Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree in Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field and 6 years of experience in the job offered or in a Software Principal Engineer-related occupation.
- Position requires 72 months of experience in the following: Exceptional problem-solving and technical skills in software engineering.
- Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.
- Strong expertise in software architecture and system design.
- Proficiency in leading technical initiatives and innovation.
- Support and development of java applications.
- Support and development of web applications.
- Progression and assistance of existing applications using Flask and Django and development and building and aiding of new web applications using FastAPI.
- Knowledge of modern JavaScript frameworks including Angular and VueJS to support and develop existing and new application frameworks for frontend and UI development.
- Knowledge of Cloud computing to transition systems from in house serves to Cloud-based solutions to scale infrastructure and development.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud infrastructure including Fargate, EC2 and S3 to maintain scale and development of new services.
- Telecommuting permitted up to 40%.
Responsibilities
- Handle complex engineering tasks and project initiatives.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
- Lead technical reviews and ensure adherence to best practices.
- Collaborate on the development of innovative software solutions.
- Support the Associate Director or Director with strategic technical insights.
- Lead the design and development of complex software systems within the scientific space.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and deliverables of custom applications.
- Conduct code reviews to ensure high-quality code and adherence to best practices.
- Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues, using AWS and Cloud Computing.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation.
- Ensure software security and compliance with industry standards.
- Drive continuous improvement in software development processes using Agile methodologies.
- Participate in strategic planning and decision-making for technology initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
