The Opportunity
We are seeking a strategic engineering leader to serve as a Principal Software Engineer, acting as the bridge between technical vision and organizational execution. This role defines architectural direction, drives large-scale platform transformation, and elevates engineering practices across teams. You will influence senior leadership, guide engineering culture, and lead complex initiatives spanning multiple product lines.
The ideal candidate is a systems thinker who thrives in ambiguity, navigates competing business priorities, and delivers scalable, maintainable platform architecture at enterprise scale.
What You’ll Own
Architecture & Technical Strategy
- Define and govern architecture standards across the full stack (UI, API, data, infrastructure)
- Establish design patterns, engineering guardrails, and development best practices across teams
- Define software and system architecture for one or more product lines
- Drive tech stack consolidation and evaluate new technologies that enhance business capabilities
- Design robust, scalable software systems that deliver measurable business value
- Create coherent designs across multiple interacting systems and services
Modularization & Platform Transformation
- Architect and lead company-wide modularization initiatives
- Define module boundaries, ownership models, and integration interfaces
- Create modularization roadmaps balancing technical risk and business priorities
- Lead large-scale platform upgrades and structural transformations
- Ensure high-quality rollout with minimal defect rates and well-defined failure domains
Tech Debt & Delivery Strategy
- Build and maintain a prioritized tech debt roadmap
- Balance long-term architectural health with near-term delivery commitments
- Influence senior leadership on investment and sequencing decisions
- Solve technical challenges that impact multiple products or teams
Observability, Reliability & Scalability
- Own system-level monitoring, KPIs, and observability strategy
- Define standards for logging, alerting, and reliability benchmarks
- Create supportability and scalability through automation of delivery, testing, and deployment
- Design CI/CD processes and repository architecture to support efficient development
Data & Integration
- Define integration standards and cross-system communication patterns
- Ensure clean data flows and reliable system interoperability
- Design cohesive multi-component systems with aligned expectations
- Partner with data teams to support platform-wide data architecture
AI Leadership in the SDLC
- Champion adoption of AI-driven solutions across the software development lifecycle
- Guide engineering standards and governance around AI usage at scale
- Integrate AI-driven capabilities such as performance tuning, telemetry analysis, and incident detection
- Collaborate with product and data teams to enable AI-powered platform features
Engineering Culture & Leadership
- Set the bar for engineering quality, craftsmanship, and best practices
- Guide teams on architecture decisions and development standards
- Mentor senior engineers and sponsor career growth
- Recruit and develop principal and staff-level engineering talent
- Mediate technical conflicts and drive alignment across teams
Executive Communication & Organizational Influence
- Communicate technical strategy, trade-offs, and risks to executive leadership
- Translate architectural decisions into business impact
- Shape technical narratives and drive cross-organizational alignment
- Navigate complex business constraints and ambiguous environments
What You Bring
Core Attributes
- Systems thinker who understands dependencies across complex platforms
- Strong problem solver comfortable operating in high-ambiguity environments
- Persuasive communicator able to influence executive stakeholders
- Proven ability to lead large-scale technical initiatives
- Skilled at balancing business urgency with technical excellence
- Ability to align multiple teams without direct authority
Qualifications
- 15+ years of progressive software engineering experience
- 4+ years operating at Principal, Staff, or Distinguished Engineer level
- Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale architectural transformation
- Deep expertise in distributed systems, API design, and platform architecture
- Experience with modularization, platform consolidation, or re-architecture initiatives
- Proven track record influencing engineering direction across multiple teams
- Experience integrating AI/ML into engineering workflows or product capabilities
- Executive-level communication skills with C-suite stakeholders
Impact of This Role
- Sets engineering technical strategy across the organization
- Solves cross-product architectural challenges
- Drives platform scalability and modernization
- Elevates engineering standards and culture
- Enables new business capabilities through technology innovation
- Guides adoption of AI-driven engineering practices
What’s in it for you:
- Full medical, dental, and vision benefits with 100% employer paid options and buy up plans
- Flexible PTO
- Employer HSA contribution
- 9 Company Paid holidays
- 401(k) match, 3% after 90 days of employment
- Supportive culture with one-of-a-kind growth opportunities
- Hybrid in-office and work at home (2 days in-office Tuesdays and Thursdays)
- Paid Parental Leave as well as a two-week "ease-back" program that enables parents to return part-time at full pay
- Company and team outings
- Peer-to-peer recognition program
- Vendor discounts
Compensation: $180k - $225k annual compensation
**Please note that the above compensation information is a good faith estimate for Colorado-based hires only and is provided pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and Equal Pay Transparency Rules.**
Work Authorization: You must be authorized to work in the United States. The Company is unable to provide sponsorship for workers.