Principal Software Engineer

Key Job Functions/Requirements

• Experience with Web Services and Serialization (XML, JSON, SOAP, REST)
• Experience with NoSQL and SQL databases
• Experience with writing optimized database queries
• Experience with architecting and developing web applications
• Experience with OOP Architecture, Design Patterns and Implementation
• Experience with performance analysis and tooling
• Experience writing Unit tests (i.e. Axios, Jest, Enzyme, Jasmine, Karma, CasperJS)
• Experience with Agile Management Tools (i.e. Confluence, JIRA, VersionOne)
• Experience with Java Programming or other high level language (C++, Objective C, C#, ...)
• Experience with Bootstrap
• Experience with database optimization
• Experience with Cloud Application Design (i.e. AWS, Serverless, Container, Docker…)
• Familiar with at least one dynamic scripting language (PHP, Perl, Python or Ruby)
• Proficiency in Javascript , CSS and SASS/LESS frameworks
• Hands-on experience with construction of complex engineering solutions and knowledge of software development methodologies
• Deep dive on large-scale SaaS products and be prepared to assist architecture with setting the vision, organizing and evolving the code-base for the entire product
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with product, infrastructure, DevOps, architecture, and engineering to guide an initiative's technical direction
• Along with Architecture, meet one on one with tech leads to provide guidance and ensure work is moving towards vision
• Assist in establishing and supporting coding standards
• Stay current with industry standard tools and technologies
• Engage in tribe-level ceremonies, including planning, grooming, product demonstrations, and retrospectives
• Perform risk analysis on work items defined for an initiative
• Assist in enabling and maintaining the continuous delivery pipeline and exhibit a DevOps mindset to enable autonomy of agile scrum teams
• With guidance from Architecture, perform feasibility studies and proofs of concepts on new solutions or techniques which may be employed
• Respond to trouble/support calls for production applications in order to make quick repair to prevent application outages
• Create and/or update documentation to support development efforts. Documentation may include detailed specifications, implementation guides, architecture diagrams and/or design documents
• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize
• Able to translate customer and business needs to technical solutions
• Resilient to change
• Establish User Personas in collaboration with Product Management
• Mentor and train other Software Engineers
• Be a resource for multiple challenging software engineering projects at a time
• Is a positive influence to unite teams to achieve success – has a "Can do" attitude
• Maintain a holistic view of the project, never losing sight of the smaller details
• Proficient in the following:
• General foundation in enterprise computing including networking, infrastructure, virtualization, web tools and technologies, databases
• Object oriented design principles (SOLID), design patterns, enterprise integration patterns, Microservice architecture
• Familiarity with non-functional software qualities (resilience, maintainability, etc), and experience implementing related design patterns and analyzing trade-offs

Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Minimum Experience
10+ years

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement end-to-end software solutions with a focus on scalability, resilience, and performance.
• Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance across teams on design, development, and implementation.
• Integrate and leverage AI tools like Copilot and automation platforms to enhance product capabilities and engineering efficiency.
• Design and implement event-driven and queue-based systems using technologies like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Apply solid object-oriented principles and software design patterns to build clean, maintainable, and extensible systems.
• Champion best practices in Java, Spring Boot, and microservices-based architecture.
• Drive excellence in ORM frameworks (e.g., Hibernate, JPA) and deep expertise in RDBMS systems, especially PostgreSQL.
• Guide build and deployment processes using Gradle, CI/CD pipelines, and automated quality checks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment between technical strategy and product goals.
• Conduct architectural reviews, lead PoCs, and evaluate emerging technologies to meet evolving business needs.
• Mentor and coach engineers, fostering continuous improvement and skill development across the team.
• Contribute to technical decision-making, risk mitigation, and delivery assurance across multiple projects.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills
Languages & Frameworks
: Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, JPA, Hibernate

Architecture
: Microservices, REST, Domain-driven design, Event-driven architecture

AI & Automation
: Familiarity with AI-driven development tools, intelligent code assistance, and workflow automation

Queues & Messaging
: Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar message brokers

Databases
: PostgreSQL, advanced SQL, data modeling, query tuning

Build & Deployment
: Gradle, Git, Docker, Kubernetes

Best Practices
: TDD, CI/CD, design patterns, code quality, security, observability

Cloud & DevOps
: Cloud-native development (AWS), containerization, monitoring tools