Principal Software Engineer

Role Overview

As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll shape how the organization builds software. You'll set technical direction across teams, make architectural bets with lasting impact, and ensure the organization focuses its energy on the problems that matter most.

What You Will Do

Elevate the technical judgment of engineers around you through design reviews, architectural guidance, and mentorship. Troubleshoot and drive resolution of the hardest cross-system issues in our stack.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You'll work directly with engineering leadership, domain leads, and technical product managers to connect technical strategy to business outcomes. This is one of a small number of roles shaping the company's technical future.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software development experience
• Deep architectural experience designing systems that span multiple services, teams, or domains
• Exceptional hands-on engineering skills across the full stack
• Strong proficiency across multiple languages
• Proven ability to own the full software development lifecycle
• Experience with cloud architecture and resource-efficient infrastructure design at scale
• Full ownership mentality
• Strong understanding of SQL databases, caching layers, event-driven architectures, and data pipeline design
• Pragmatic technical judgment
• Track record of driving technical alignment across teams
• Must have permission to work in the US on a permanent basis

Benefits

• Flexible time off, including 12 paid holidays
• 401k match
• 100% employer paid medical, dental, and vision premiums
• Company contribution to Health Savings Account
• Stock options