Principal Engineer, Software Engineering

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of intricate initiatives from start to finish, addressing user needs and business goals while overseeing architecture, delivery, production support, and ongoing enhancements.

• Create and develop secure, scalable solutions within Next.js applications, JavaScript services, Golang services, APIs, MCP servers and integrations, data pipelines, and platform integrations.

• Utilize AI tools and coding agents throughout the entire development lifecycle.

• Review, test, secure, and fortify deployed software.

• Participate in problem framing, analysis, design, implementation, integration, testing, deployment, observability, debugging, and support.

• Lead architecture and code reviews.

• Set engineering standards and enhance quality, security, reliability, and maintainability.

• Collaborate with product, design, data, security, infrastructure, and business stakeholders.

• Identify and mitigate technical risks, data quality concerns, security vulnerabilities, operational blind spots, and technical debt.

• Mentor engineers, influence the engineering roadmap, and contribute to defining how AHEAD develops and operates software.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in building and managing software systems; 10+ years preferred.

• Possess principal-level engineering judgment.

• Proficient with AI development tools or coding agents.

• Extensive experience with Next.js, JavaScript or TypeScript, and Golang.

• Strong background in dbt, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, schema design, query performance, migrations, data quality, and data integrity.

• Experience with modern programming languages and frameworks; equivalent experience with Java, C#, Python, Ruby, Elixir, or Kotlin is also welcome.

• Experience in software architecture.

• Knowledge of secure development practices, automated testing, continuous integration, deployment automation, observability, and containerization.

• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and directly.

• Proven technical leadership and mentoring capabilities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.

• 401(k).

• Paid company holidays.

• Paid time off.

• Paid parental and caregiver leave.

• Cross-department training and development opportunities.

• Sponsored certifications and credentials.

• Competitive salary.

• Flexible remote work arrangement.