Principal Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Minnesota.

📋 Description

• Define the engineering vision and align strategic objectives with scalable execution for the Customized Experience Platform (CEP).

• Direct the technical vision and engineering strategy across various experience channels, including content management, digital delivery, experimentation, mobile app engineering, platform observability, experience analytics, and developer experience.

• Establish clear pathways for teams developing web, mobile, and content-focused experiences.

• Architect cross-channel solutions and frameworks for CEP functionalities.

• Address intricate customer-impacting challenges utilizing application and system data.

• Develop solution components with significant architectural impact and collaborate with CEP platform engineers to facilitate implementation.

• Create development frameworks and solution components that enhance the adoption of established pathways.

• Investigate innovative techniques and best practices, disseminating findings throughout the organization.

• Offer technical expertise, tackle complex issues, and eliminate technical obstacles.

• Engage in product planning and convert customer outcomes into technical strategies, capability roadmaps, engineering tasks, performance metrics, and experimentation prospects.

• Spearhead system design across multiple teams and facilitate solution design and execution among product teams.

• Advocate for technology standards and target architecture across teams.

• Design, develop, document, and analyze enterprise systems architecture.

• Generate enterprise design patterns and provide technological insights for strategic vision.

• Define overarching product/platform capabilities and offer platform technology expertise.

• Establish engineering best practices and standards both within and outside Thrivent.

• Participate in open-source contributions and community meetups.

• Lead critical incident resolution while proactively addressing production challenges and outages.

• Assess and implement CI/CD components to enhance stability.

• Advise on software solutions and technology vendor assessments.

• Deliver technical leadership, mentoring, training, and demonstrations to engineers.

• Assist in recruitment efforts and enhance Thrivent’s technology brand.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Over 10 years of experience in an engineering capacity.

• At least 5 years of experience leading high-performing technology teams.

• Proven track record in establishing architecture, standards, and reusable patterns for customer-facing digital experience channels, including web, mobile, content management, digital asset management, experimentation, observability, or developer experience capabilities.

• Demonstrated ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Proven involvement and leadership within the broader technology community.

• Meet or exceed all expectations associated with a Lead Engineer position.

• Preferred: Master’s degree in a relevant field.

• Preferred: Experience within the Financial Services industry.

• Preferred: Ability to coach and mentor other team members, particularly in developing analytical skills such as metrics selection, strategy breakdown, and experimentation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Various bonuses, including annual or long-term incentives.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Health savings account.

• Flexible spending account.

• 401(k) plan.

• Pension plan.

• Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

• Disability insurance.

• Supplemental protection insurance.

• 20 days of Paid Time Off each year.

• Sick and Safe Time.

• 10 paid company holidays.

• Volunteer Time Off.

• Paid parental leave.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Well-being benefits.