Principal Software Engineer

Principal Engineer - Full Stack (SaaS/PaaS focus) - K-12 EdTech Company

Location: REMOTE (U.S. Based)

Next Ventures are partnered with an industry leader in K-12 Education Cirriculum based solutions, using the power of technology. We are seeking a full stack engineer who can own architecture decisions, drive implementation, and grow with the team. While the role includes some frontend work, the core focus is on backend systems. We are open to candidates from any technical background, as there are a number of products that have niche stacks, all interconnected in a well-built out technical envrionment.

Top prioty for this role is a senior IC with end-to-end product ownership experience, an emphasis on CI/CD engineering, in a SaaS or PaaS environment.

You’ll collaborate closely with data, ML, design, business ops, and product teams to build robust, scalable software systems. Prior experience working cross functionally is crucial. Any lead level responsibilities in past work would key to this role.

Responsibilties:

• Develop robust, maintainable software with modular architecture and a strong emphasis on testability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners during the early stages of feature planning, offering insights on feasibility and assisting with rough estimates to support roadmap decisions.
• Engage in and facilitate solution design discussions, breaking down complex problems and applying Domain-Driven Design (DDD) to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Play an active role in transforming legacy systems by incrementally updating both architecture and engineering practices.
• Proactively surface and mitigate potential technical issues, performance limitations, and process inefficiencies.
• Author and maintain clear, concise technical documentation to support ongoing development and knowledge sharing.
• Own the end-to-end delivery process—from architecture to release—while maintaining a focus on iterative value delivery and high-quality outcomes.

Requirments:

• 7+ years of software development experience.
• 2+ years as an engineering manager, or lead engineer with management responsibilies.
• Strong preference to remain in the IC track, while contirbuting as much to engineering leadership's cultural and working mandates as much as possible.
• Full Stack experience in some form is a must - can not be 100% Backend or Frontend
• Affinitey for education as a mission-driven industry to be building in