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Principal Software Engineer

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Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Wed, Oct 28, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

To tackle complex technical challenges, the full-time Principal Software Engineer will work remotely, focusing on software development, architectural decision-making, and diagnosing systemic issues while delivering high-quality code.

Key responsibilities
  • Lead development activities and maintain ongoing production environments, ensuring high-quality code delivery
  • Make architectural decisions at both application and service levels, ensuring clarity for future engineers
  • Diagnose and resolve systemic and architectural issues across components and services
Required qualifications
  • 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant time at a principal or senior individual contributor level
  • Mastery of architectural patterns and proven expertise in Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript, Node.js, and React
  • Extensive full-stack development experience with scalable RESTful applications
  • Advanced proficiency with large-scale relational database management systems (RDBMS) and analytical systems
  • Experience developing cloud-based SaaS applications, preferably with AWS

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