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Principal Software Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Wed, Aug 12, 2026
This job expires in: 28 days

Job Summary

To support a cross-functional development team, the full-time Principal Software Engineer will own architecture across products and platforms, introduce new technologies and best practices, and solve complex cross-team problems in a remote environment.

Key responsibilities
  • Define and evolve platform and application architecture, including service boundaries and API standards
  • Evaluate and introduce new technologies while establishing best practices in design, testing, and production readiness
  • Mentor engineers across teams and drive alignment across stakeholders to unblock complex initiatives
Required qualifications
  • Ten years of overall experience, with at least five years as a Staff or Principal engineer at B2B SaaS startups
  • Strong working knowledge of Java/J2EE, Oracle, Postgres, AWS, GCP, Azure, and modern frontend frameworks (React, Vue.js)
  • Proven success in setting architectural direction and making durable technical decisions across multiple teams
  • Experience with global cloud systems and production operations at scale, including FedRAMP/government cloud certification
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field; master's degree preferred

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