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Principal Software Engineer

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Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Mon, Nov 02, 2026
This job expires in: 29 days

Job Summary

Seeking a full-time remote Principal Software Engineer, this role will manage complex technical challenges, contribute to production code, and evolve mature applications while providing senior technical leadership across multiple teams.

Key responsibilities:
  • Solve complex technical problems by deeply understanding applications, codebases, and operational behaviors
  • Remain hands-on by contributing to production code and owning significant technical projects and investigations
  • Help evolve mature products by identifying architectural constraints and recommending modernization investments
Required qualifications:
  • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on senior technical leadership
  • Hands-on experience with PHP, MySQL, Java, and MS SQL Server at a Principal or Staff Engineer level
  • Strong application architecture skills and ability to navigate complex technical problems
  • Experience with modernization or significant system evolution in mature software systems
  • Practical fluency with modern AI-assisted software development tools and techniques

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