Consumer Cellular is seeking skilled Principal Software Engineer, a senior level position requiring technical leadership, design, development, and mentoring in an agile team environment. At Consumer Cellular, principal software engineer oversees the technical aspects of software development projects, ensuring successful delivery as part of fast-moving agile teams and ensuring the quality and stability of the software. We would love to hear from talented engineers who share our passion for leveraging the latest technology to provide a best-in-class experience to our customers.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with engineering and cross-functional teams to build and deliver custom enterprise software applications.
Design and architect complex systems, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance.
Make critical decisions regarding technologies, frameworks, and methodologies used in projects.
Ensure high standards of software quality, code reviews, and best practices are adhered to by the development team.
Contribute to the resolution of complex technical issues and bugs in the software.
Maintain a long-term technical direction for the organization, ensuring that technology choices are aligned with business goals.
Write and maintain clear documentation for system architectures, APIs, and codebases to ensure long-term maintainability.
Share insights and technical learnings from Projects with the broader engineering teams through internal documentation, presentations, or technical walkthroughs.
Present project updates, technical challenges, risks and solutions to executives and customers, as necessary.
Establish productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Work with product managers and other stakeholders to ensure the software meets customer needs
Effectively manage risk, change, and uncertainty with support from your manager and peers.
Build a solid understanding of inter-team functional dependencies and navigate appropriate communication channels for solving issues as they arise.
Act as a technical expert and engineer on an agile squad.
Develop and Lead communities of practice by mentoring engineers, creating and enforcing standards, reviewing others code, and sharing knowledge.
Remain current on new technologies and software development trends.
Other duties as assigned.

Skills And Experience

Expert knowledge of object-oriented and functional software design, solid principles.
Expert in developing reusable common component libraries.
Expert with RESTful services.
Expert in various Software Development Methodologies.
Expert in security best practices.
Expert in accessibility best practices.
Strong problem solving and collaboration skills.
Leadership abilities, including mentoring, conflict resolution, and team building.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Team Player.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science/information systems or comparable.
10 years of demonstrated experience.

Technology Requirements

Required
Expert in C# / .NET
Expert in SQL and DB Queries
Proficient in SQL Server
Knowledge of web technologies - HTML, CSS, Vue.js
Proficient in Restful API and third party integration services
Preferred
Knowledge of one or more modern front-end frameworks such as Angular or React or Vue.js
Nice to have experience in Rabbit MQ, Kafka and, Redis
Git
Boomi
Cloud Technologies - Azure

About Consumer Cellular

Consumer Cellular is the top-rated wireless provider that provides cell phones and no-contract service plans primarily to those 50+. Founded over 25 years ago on the belief that everyone should have affordable access to the safety and convenience of cellular service, they have become well known for their 100% U.S.-based, award-winning customer support. Consumer Cellular has been honored by J.D. Power as #1 in Customer Service among Value MVNOs, 17 Times in a Row, making it the Most Awarded Brand for wireless customer service. In 2024, the company was also ranked #1 in network coverage and customer satisfaction among wireless carriers from ACSI. Based on 2024 ACSI® Survey of customers rating their own Wireless Service Provider. ACSI and its logo are registered trademarks of the American Customer Satisfaction Index LLC. Learn more at theacsi.org. Additionally, the company has been ranked on the Inc. 5000 list 12 times. The company has been an approved AARP Provider for over 14 years and offers AARP members exclusive discounts on service. The Scottsdale, AZ. based company is privately held with 2985 employees and utilizes the nation's largest voice and data networks, which cover 99 percent of the U.S. population. Consumer Cellular's wireless phones and plans are sold nationwide at leading retailers such as Target and Walmart, as well as directly to consumers at ConsumerCellular.com or (888) 345-5509. For J.D. Power 2022 Wireless Customer Care Mobile Virtual Network Operator Study award information, visit jdpower.com/awards. For cellphone tutorials, features, applications, and company news, connect with Consumer Cellular on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.

Pay & Benefits Data (in accordance with the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act)

Minimum Salary: $138,600
Maximum Salary: $200,550

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors. Our Talent Acquisition team are able to answer any additional questions you may have as you move through the selection process. As part of our Total Rewards package, Consumer Cellular, Inc. offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle and other benefits and perks that enhance your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing.

Competitive base pay with potential for shift differential, overtime and bonus pay
Medical insurance (98% company-paid for full-time employee only coverage)
Dental and Vision insurance (100% company-paid for full-time employee only coverage)
401(k) company match of 100% up to 6% of your pay
Discounted Consumer Cellular wireless phone plan for employees
Paid Time Off (PTO) available following a 30-day waiting period*
6 company-paid holidays plus 16 hours of floating holiday accrual per year
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health care and dependent care expenses
Life and AD&D insurance equal to 1x your annual earnings (100% company-paid)
Long-Term Disability insurance (100% company-paid)
Employee Assistance Program (100% company-paid)
Education reimbursement
Employee rewards program
Accrue up to 40 hours in 1st year for hourly positions and up to 120 hours for salaried positions.