Principal Software Engineer

Job Summary

Driving technical direction and solving complex challenges, the full-time remote Principal Software Engineer will lead the design and implementation of major features and system improvements while mentoring engineers and collaborating with product management to shape the technical roadmap.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of major features and system improvements, managing complex cross-cutting problems from investigation to production
• Deliver production-grade code across the full stack while championing best practices in testing, observability, CI/CD, and operational readiness
• Mentor engineers at all levels through code reviews and design discussions, and collaborate with product management to integrate technical considerations into roadmap planning

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience delivering complex, production-grade systems at scale
• Strong hands-on expertise in one or more PET stack technologies: Python, TypeScript/Angular, RDBMS, or AWS
• Proven ability to lead technical design and architecture across multi-component systems
• Strong code quality discipline, testing culture, and a track record of operational best practices
• Clear communicator able to convey technical depth to both engineering peers and non-technical stakeholders