Principal Engineer

Job Title: Software Engineer Principal

Job Summary

Analyses, designs, modifies, and programs software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked, cloud-based, or internet-related computer programs. Code may be used in used in commercial or end-user applications.

Responsible for working as part of a team and is required to perform all duties of software development including design, development, testing, and documentation.

Principal Responsibilities

• Develops flexible, maintainable solutions using the guidelines, requirements, and standard practices.
• Assists in solving business problems by implementing technical solutions based on solid design principles, best practices, and practical experience.
• Reviews, modifies, enhances, and maintains existing systems by fixing issues, remediating security vulnerabilities, and improving system performance.
• Interacts with users to define system requirements and/or to add necessary modifications.
• Gains knowledge of the organization using company policies and procedures to resolve routine issues.
• Participates in planning and user story analysis by providing feedback and demonstrating an understanding of user requirements.
• Keeps up to date with current and future changes in tools, technology, programming best practices, and industry standards through training and development opportunities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education/Certification

1. Bachelor's degree in technical field or equivalent education and work experience required.
2. Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s or equivalent.

Experience

1. Demonstrated experience working in a professional technical environment as a technical lead on a software development team.
2. General knowledge of the software development lifecycle, preferably Agile/Lean.
3. Experience with the following technologies is expected, but not all are required: .NET, C#, ASP.NET, Entity Framework, JavaScript, IIS, HTML, CSS, XML/XSLT, MSMQ, and NServiceBus.

• Foundational cloud knowledge required, AWS preferred
• Experience developing and testing REST APIs is required
• Experience developing Lambda applications hosted in AWS is a plus
• Experience using ServiceNow and SharePoint with prior development experience in these tools a plus.
• Experience with Visual Studio, Azure DevOps, Git, or other source control tools preferred.

Competencies

1. Effectively work within a team environment.
2. Effective written and oral communication.
3. Excellent time management skills.