Principal Engineer

As a Principal Engineer, you will be the most senior technical leader within the team, responsible for tackling complex challenges across technology and business domains. Your role will be pivotal in shaping the technical strategy and producing the Technology Roadmap. Your leadership will play a crucial role in coaching and guiding the organization towards successful execution. You are skilled at collaborating effectively with various teams to contribute meaningfully to solution design. Your exceptional communication skills will enable you to connect with developers at all levels and convey complex ideas effectively. Your ability to solve difficult problems within legacy systems and find optimal solutions will be key. You can envision the bigger picture, establish a target state, and empower others to contribute meaningfully along the way. Your responsibilities will include developing and contributing to the technical strategy for the product, guiding and leading your team in executing the technical roadmap, resolving major technical blockers, setting high standards for code quality, defining clear goals for systems, influencing design efforts for robust solutions, mentoring and guiding Technical Leads and Software Engineers, leading complex projects from conception to completion, collaborating with Technical Leads to communicate technical strategy effectively, and solving intricate technical problems to enable efficient delivery by Engineering teams. The required qualifications for this role include a minimum of 15 years of software engineering experience with a focus on system architecture, expertise in modernizing legacy systems, exceptional communication skills, proficiency in diverse technology stacks, hands-on experience in full-stack development, knowledge of Infrastructure as Code principles and major cloud providers, experience in domain modeling and translating business requirements into technical solutions, familiarity with software architecture patterns and frameworks, experience in SaaS platforms, commitment to transparent communication and fostering an inclusive engineering culture, and expertise in performance analysis and optimization of large-scale systems. Preferred qualifications include an advanced degree in a technical discipline, professional certifications in cloud architecture, deep expertise in a specific technical domain critical to strategic future, experience in driving technological innovation, active participation in the tech community, success in implementing long-term technical vision and strategy, and experience with multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud environments.,