Description:
We seek a visionary Principal Software Engineer to elevate our products to the forefront of innovation. This role is pivotal in driving Accruent's technological advancement. It will involve spearheading new initiatives, collaborating with architects to set our future architectural and technological course, and mentoring a team of skilled software engineers. As a key individual contributor reporting to the Engineering Director, you will lead by example and provide day-to-day guidance to your peers.
How you'll make a difference:
- Technical mentor for a team of software engineers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software within specified timelines, adhering to our rigorous quality metrics throughout the SDLC.
- Influencer of the full software development lifecycle, crafting highly scalable, web-based, data-driven products with your team.
- Strategic partner for the planning and monitor of the team's projects, collaborating with engineering managers, product managers, and architects to accommodate changes in project scope and requirements.
- Partner with Architecture team for the creation of robust architectural and design specifications for new products and initiatives in close partnership with key stakeholders.
- Assist with release planning, design reviews, and code reviews, while rigorously adhering to our development processes.
- Test and refine software throughout the development process to address any issues and ensure quality.
- Stay abreast of the latest industry developments, continuously refining our technology stack and product offerings.
- Establish and uphold exemplary coding standards and practices.
- Provide mentorship and training to junior software engineers, fostering their growth and ensuring adherence to our development processes.
- Leverage your experience to optimize the build, deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting of our products, ensuring iterative and efficient product development and delivery.
- Apply data mining techniques to gather actionable insights at every user interaction point, building systems that are measurable and data-driven.
- Consistently demonstrate Accruent's values: lead with FBS, customer obsessed, courageous, adaptable, innovate for impact, inspiring, deliver results, strategic, and build extraordinary teams.
What you bring to the table:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent industry experience).
- Have experience in software development, with a proven track record of delivering scalable web-based and data-driven software products.
- Expertise in technologies such as: C#, React, JavaScript, SQL Server, Cloud-native architectures, and modern full-stack frameworks.
- Solid understanding and experience with Test Driven Development and frameworks like JUnit, NUnit, MSTest, Mocha
- Proven experience as a Software Engineer with a strong focus on CI/CD and modern design patterns.
- Proven experience with RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling.
- Solid understanding of responsive design principles and mobile-first development.
- Profound expertise in Microsoft Azure cloud services and ecosystem.
- Advanced proficiency in SQL database design, development, and performance tuning.
- Experience with message queuing services such as Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar technologies.
- Strong understanding of Docker containerization and orchestration with tools like Kubernetes or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure software systems.
- Solid foundation in Agile/SAFe and product management methodologies.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound decisions based on analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment.
- Strong leadership qualities with experience guiding technical teams and projects.