Senior Principal Software Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Fri, Sep 11, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days
Job Summary
Seeking a highly experienced Senior Principal Software Engineer to lead the design and evolution of centralized systems supporting shared workflows across two product lines, with a focus on hands-on coding, architecture strategy, and cross-organization technology collaboration in a full-time remote position.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design of shared systems and perform technical evaluations of existing infrastructures
- Develop a unified systems architecture strategy and facilitate technical decision-making
- Build prototypes and guide teams through complex integrations while diving into code as needed
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with distributed systems or large-scale SaaS products
- 5+ years in a Technical Leadership role driving design decisions
- Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS or GCP) and infrastructure as code (preferably Terraform)
- Strong knowledge of DevOps practices, APIs, and containerization technologies
- Experience evaluating complex legacy systems and proposing modernization strategies
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