Principal Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs

• Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis

• Update software or enhance existing software capabilities

• May work with computer hardware engineers to integrate hardware and software systems, and develop specifications and performance requirements

• May maintain databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team

• Develop and maintain construction cloud software products, including developing APIs and User Interfaces

• Develop software systems and devise ways to add new functionality

• Design software flows that can utilize multiple APIs and services

• Ensure program functionality, troubleshoot malfunctions, and modify existing software to correct errors

• Perform code reviews, evaluate implementations, and provide feedback for tool improvements

• Propose cloud-related optimizations and best practices to improve reliability, performance, and cost

• Work with Product Managers to analyze systems requirements from customers and breakdown requirements to executable tasks per sprint

• Identify and analyze industry- and product-specific customer concerns/focus/pain points to aid in prioritizing feature development

• Review new and existing designs for compliance to the latest directives and standards

• Implement high-level designs in robust maintainable software processes

• Must be available to work on projects at various, unanticipated sites throughout the U.S

• Telecommuting is permitted

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and six (6) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a software engineer-related occupation

• Must be available to work on projects at various, unanticipated sites throughout the U.S

• Telecommuting is permitted

Special Requirements

Position requires at least 6 years of experience in each of the following skills: 

• Developing and maintaining both front-end and back-end systems, building seamless, end-to-end solutions that ensure optimal functionality, scalability, and performance across the application stack 

• Integrating front-end user interfaces (using frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js) with back-end services and APIs (built technologies like with Node.js, Java, or Python) to create cohesive, full-stack applications 

• Designing and consuming RESTful APIs, ensuring smooth data flow between the front-end and back-end 

• Experience with SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) databases, including schema design, query optimization, and implementing data storage solutions that scale effectively 

• Troubleshooting both front-end and back-end issu