Senior Principal Software Engineer

Required Qualifications

• Technical
• 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience building distributed systems or large-scale SaaS products. Expert Java skills a must
• 5+ years in a Technical Leadership role (Principal, Staff or Architect) driving design decisions for teams
• Strong systems design expertise: event-driven architecture, microservices, domain-driven design, integration patterns
• Expert in at least one major cloud platform (AWS or GCP) and cloud-native architecture with 3+ years experience writing infrastructure as code, preferably Terraform
• Deep knowledge of DevOps practices: CI/CD pipelines, observability, automation, and reliability engineering
• Strong understanding of APIs, pub-sub & queuing, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and data platforms
• Security‑first mindset with experience embedding security into architecture decisions, including secure design patterns, threat modeling, identity and access management, data protection, and compliance considerations under the guidance of the Information Security organization
• You are experienced with and fully embrace AI assisted engineering and have a vision of when, how and where to use it
• Analytical & Strategic Skills
• Experience evaluating complex legacy systems and proposing modernization or consolidation strategies
• Strong capability to evaluate third-party vendors, platforms, and tooling
• Excellent ability to balance long-term architecture direction with short-term business needs
• Soft Skills
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management chops
• Ability to work across multiple engineering teams with situational awareness, empathy and influence
• Proven track record guiding organizations through technical change and transformation
• Nice To Have Experience
• Experience in post-merger/acquisition technical consolidation or unifying previously independent tech stacks
• Background in designing shared services, internal platforms, or multi-tenant systems
• Familiarity with compliance-heavy environments (healthcare, finance, etc.)
• Experience with workflow orchestration systems or business process platforms
• Salary Range: $200,000 - $240,000 annual