Principal Software Engineer

What you'll do

• Define and champion the technical vision and strategy for major product areas or critical infrastructure
• Lead the design and implementation of highly complex, cross-functional software systems that have significant organizational impact
• Provide expert technical guidance and mentorship to Lead and Senior Software Engineers, fostering their growth and development
• Identify and resolve the most challenging technical problems, often involving multiple systems or ambiguous requirements
• Collaborate with executive leadership, product management, and other stakeholders to align technical strategy with business goals and drive the adoption of innovative technologies, architectural patterns, and engineering best practices across the organization
• Be accountable for the overall technical quality, performance, and scalability of large-scale systems or platforms under your ownership

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field and a minimum of 12 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience
• Extensive and deep expertise across multiple large-scale technical domains, such as distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or highly scalable architectures
• Recognized as a top expert who drives architectural decisions with company-wide impact and sets technical direction for major initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to solve the most challenging and undefined technical problems, often requiring novel approaches, and to foresee and mitigate risks at an organizational level
• Strong ability to shape technical culture, communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences (including executives), and influence engineering practices across teams
• Proven track record of driving significant technical shifts or transformations and mentoring senior engineers and technical leaders

Tech stack