Principal Software Engineer

This role is typically for a senior-level engineer who leads engineering projects, makes strategic technical decisions, and contributes to both high-level planning and day-to-day development work:
1. Technical Leadership and Strategy
• Define and drive the technical vision and architecture for product development in alignment with business goals.
• Lead the design and architecture of scalable, robust, and high-performance systems and applications.
• Set coding standards, best practices, and technical direction for the engineering team.
• Identify and address technical challenges, making critical decisions on tools, frameworks, and methodologies.
• Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and foster a culture of learning within the engineering team.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, providing guidance on technical skills and best practices.
2. Hands-On Development and Problem Solving
• Write, review, and optimize code, contributing to the product’s core functionality and quality.
• Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues and performance bottlenecks.
• Ensure the product is reliable, secure, and optimized, with high standards for software testing and quality assurance.
3. Innovation and Continuous Improvement
• Drive initiatives for continuous process improvement, including automation, deployment pipelines, and best-in-class DevOps practices.
• Experiment with new technologies, frameworks, and methodologies, assessing their viability for integration into the product.
• Advocate for and lead technical debt reduction initiatives, ensuring sustainable long-term product maintenance.
4. Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
• Act as a technical liaison between engineering and other departments, such as product, sales, and support.
• Clearly articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and make technical aspects accessible to a wider audience.
• Contribute to strategic discussions, providing insights from a technical perspective and ensuring alignment with company objectives.
5. Quality Assurance and Compliance
• Implement and oversee best practices for testing, code quality, and deployment, ensuring that standards for reliability and performance are met.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, data security standards, and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with quality assurance teams to ensure thorough and efficient testing and debugging processes.
6. Documentation and Knowledge Management
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation for architecture, design, and codebase.
• Establish a knowledge-sharing culture, including technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and training sessions.
• Ensure that knowledge transfer processes are in place for onboarding new engineers and scaling the team.
This role would also typically require at least 8-10 years of hands-on engineering experience, with strong expertise in software architecture, a track record of technical leadership.