The Principal Software Engineer will design and develop applications, optimize performance, conduct code reviews, and collaborate closely with various teams to ensure on-time delivery of high-quality software solutions.
About the role:
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be involved in all phases of development lifecycle. You should be knowledgeable in object-oriented development and engineering best practices. You should be able to provide informed recommendations to Leadership and work with minimal technical direction.
What you’ll do:
- Design and develop software applications, project prototypes, proofs of concept & client demos
- Evaluate performance of critical application components and optimize them to assure maximum performance and scalability
- Assist in driving the development effort for End-to-End on-time delivery of high-quality solutions that conform to feature requirements
- Work closely with the product management, program management, and other team members to coordinate schedules, identify task assignments and provide progress updates at daily standup meetings
- Perform, design and code reviews for all key application functional components
- Provide critical thinking, technical innovation and attention to detail when serving as a trusted advisor on your team
- Keep up to date on the latest technical developments in your area
- Ensure compliance with Web standards and accessibility requirements
- Ensure that all work meets standards of quality, security and operability
- Participate in all Scrum team ceremonies
What you’ll bring:
- 8 or more years of experience in designing and developing applications on the Microsoft stack
- Experience with common web technologies – JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS, and HTML
- Experience with C# and .NET Core
- Experience with Cosmos Db
- Understanding of software engineering best practices and object-oriented development
- Experience working with RESTful services and APIs
- Familiarity with Git and continuous integration systems
- Familiarity with building software applications in the cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP) a plus
- Familiarity with building distributed microservices a plus
- Able to work flexible hours as required by business priorities
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Top Skills
.Net Core
AWS
Azure
C#
Cosmos Db
CSS
GCP
Git
HTML
JavaScript
Typescript
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