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Principal Software Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Tue, Aug 11, 2026
This job expires in: 28 days

Job Summary

Owning complete vertical slices of cross-team initiatives, the full-time remote Principal Software Engineer will manage architectural pivots, mentor Senior Engineers, and drive the adoption of AI-assisted development while ensuring platform health and customer outcomes.

Key responsibilities
  • Leading multi-quarter migrations, deprecations, and architectural improvements across teams
  • Setting technical standards and evaluating platform-level opportunities to enhance reliability and customer outcomes
  • Mentoring Senior Engineers through code reviews and direct coaching to elevate their technical judgment and impact
Required qualifications
  • Proven experience as the technical owner of cross-team or platform-level initiatives
  • Strong technical foundation in distributed systems, data infrastructure, and service architecture
  • Demonstrable experience with agentic AI-assisted development and tooling
  • Track record of mentoring and coaching Senior Engineers to improve their performance
  • Strong customer orientation with experience in engaging directly with clients and stakeholders

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