Principal Software Engineer

Essential Job Functions

• Provide technical leadership in getting new ideas into production efficiently
• Enhance tools and processes to improve product design/development
• Analyze business needs and conceive, design, and develop innovative solutions
• Whiteboard designs and mentor less experienced team members
• Keep an eye on quality engineering practices, implementation, and be the mentor and champion for your team
• Work closely with Software Developers / QA Engineers and the business to build outstanding products
• Develop a deep understanding of product functionality and how it relates to business goals and practices
• Be hands on, code and take ownership for features/initiatives
• Must be able to interface with executives, business leaders

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• 12+ years industry experience
• Good leadership skills
• Good experience with Java, Spring, Hibernate, REST
• Good experience with cloud-based development / leveraging cloud services
• Good experience with JavaScript (AngularJS)
• Good experience with SQL / Relational Databases
• Good experience with Big Data / data pipelines on the cloud
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in a Lean/Agile environment

Nice To Have

• Experience developing a microservices architecture
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Jenkins and deploying applications on cloud (Google Cloud Platform preferred)