Principal Software Engineer

2 days ago

Chicago, United States JobRialto Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer with expertise in Full Stack Java development. The role involves planning, designing, developing, and testing software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products, including cloud-based or internet-related tools for highly strategic and complex/high-risk undertakings. The candidate will play a leading role in new software design and development and be assigned activities that impact multiple components, processes, and the work of various units, teams, and projects. The role requires proven expertise in software design, architecture, and software and system interrelationships.

Key Responsibilities
  • Plans, designs, develops, and tests software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products, including cloud-based or internet-related tools for highly strategic and complex/high-risk undertakings.
  • Plays a leading role in new software design and development.
  • Writes code that establishes coding specifications, typically for software programs and systems that have no precedent.
  • Leads in developing the technical \"vision\" and design specifications for assigned projects and oversees implementation.
  • Develops, or may lead in developing, technical/business approaches and new or enhanced technical tools.
  • Owns the development and rollout for an entire product or large project.
  • Champions processes (Scrum, TDD, etc.).
  • Writes technical specifications and identifies risks before starting major projects.
  • Sets standards and works to reduce complexity.
  • As needed, takes on additional "tech lead" responsibilities for driving an initiative to completion.
  • Uses technical expertise in software design, architecture, and software and system interrelationships.
  • Interacts with internal and external peers and management to share highly complex information solutions related to areas of expertise and/or to gain acceptance of new or enhanced technology/business solutions.
  • May lead teams/projects.
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree and at least 6 years of experience in Engineering, Software Engineering, or similar OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 9 years of experience in Engineering, Software Engineering, or similar.
  • Experience writing code for highly complex and strategic applications of major importance.
  • Experience in algorithms, systems, architecture, and bits-and-bytes.
  • Experience with programming languages such as C, C++, UNIX, NT systems, web design, HTML, XML, Perl, and/or Java.
  • At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
  • At least 3 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership, and/or cross-functional team leadership.
  • Willing to travel up to/at least 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.
  • Experience working in an Agile environment.
  • Experience in working on the Kubernetes platform on a microservices architecture for high-traffic applications.
  • Prior experience mentoring a team of engineers, serving as a tech lead, or leading an engineering team.
  • Enthusiastic about promoting high-quality standards in the team across documentation, unit testing, code reviews, test automation, and CI/CD.
  • Hands-on full-stack proficiency (e.g., Java, NodeJS, SQL, NoSQL, React, JavaScript, etc.).
  • Mentor team members in the choice of Enterprise Integration patterns for seamless integration with other enterprise and external assets.
  • Big-picture thinker with an obsession for functional completeness, performance, security, and resilience of end-to-end solutions.
  • Strong knowledge in implementing, securing, capacity planning, and performance-tuning solutions deployed to cloud technologies like Azure (ACS, AKS) or similar platforms such as Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, AWS, or Cloud Foundry.


Location : Chicago, IL

Education: Bachelors Degree

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