[Remote] Principal Software Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Empower is a company dedicated to transforming financial lives by providing a flexible work environment and celebrating internal mobility. The Principal Software Engineer will be a senior technical leader responsible for architecting and implementing complex software solutions, driving technical excellence, and mentoring team members while shaping the technical roadmap of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical feasibility and evaluation of the product based on the business needs
• Provide technical leadership to the team in design finalization, code reviews, and resolving production support and maintenance issues
• Lead design and implementation of critical software components and systems
• Mentor technical members of the team
• Contribute to the development of coding standards, best practices, and guidelines
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and execute the technical roadmap
• Stay informed about emerging technologies and industry trends to drive technical innovation
• Hands-on role which involves coding on day-to-day basis
• Lead domain modelling designs
• Responsible for production on-call duties like any other team member
• Produce high quality design documentation

Skills

• 7+ years of expertise in Java, Spring boot microservices and Cloud Native technologies or similar (including 2+ years in a lead or principal capacity)
• Designed, developed, and maintained a complex software solution involving multiple stakeholders
• Proficient in AWS/EKS and SQL/NOSQL platforms
• Deep knowledge and understanding of Cloud based development tools and processes
• Proven experience in designing critical applications that interact with several other systems internally and externally
• Deep knowledge and understanding of software development process in a distributed multi geography team environment
• Good hands-on experience in domain driven modeling and API development
• Good working knowledge of SRE practices and responsibilities
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills including written and oral
• Proven team player who can mentor other technical members of the team
• Preferred knowledge of service mesh technologies like Istio/Envoy
• 10+ years of expertise in Java, Spring boot microservices and Cloud Native technologies or similar (including 2+ years in a lead or principal capacity)
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
• Architecture level cloud or product certifications

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.
• Other necessary computer equipment, will be provided

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