Principal Software Engineer

WhatJobs; Ourense; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

WhatJobs is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead technical initiatives and mentor teams across a global organization. In this high-impact role, you will elevate engineering standards, influence architecture, and work with cutting-edge technologies to drive innovation and growth.

Servicios

International exposure

Influence and impact in technical leadership

Work with modern technologies

Formación

• 10+ years in software development, front-end and back-end.
• Expertise in .NET 7 and Angular or Blazor.
• Experience with cloud deployment and containerization.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate to enhance system architecture and design.
• Mentor and support developers through coaching.
• Develop and test software applications.

Conocimientos

Collaboration

Mentoring

Test-Driven Development

Cloud Architecture

Security

Herramientas

Git

Power BI

Elasticsearch

NHibernate

Entity Framework

Selenium

Grafana

Jira

Confluence

Trello

Descripción del empleo

For the first time, we’re hiring a Principal Software Engineer to shape the future of our tech platforms on a global scale. From cloud-first architecture to mentoring engineering talent, your impact will be felt across borders. Bring your vision — we’re ready to build it together.

This is a high-impact, high-visibility international role , where you will influence architecture, elevate engineering standards, and mentor teams across the organization. You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies and help us build scalable, secure, and performant solutions that power critical business processes.

If you are passionate about designing best-in-class software systems, driving innovation, and coaching others, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

As our Principal Software Engineer, you will :

• Collaborate to enhance system architecture and design , keeping in mind the specific context and requirements where the system will be deployed.
• Adhere to and continuously improve software development guidelines to ensure quality and consistency.
• Develop and test software applications , simulating real-world scenarios as closely as possible.
• Write clean, efficient code and produce detailed technical specifications.
• Suggest and implement system improvements , balancing technical excellence with cost-effectiveness.
• Mentor and support developers , helping them grow through code reviews, coaching, and knowledge sharing.

What You Bring

We are looking for a well-rounded Principal Software Engineer with the following experience :

Core Technical Expertise

• 10+ years of experience in front-end and back-end development , with deep expertise in .NET 7 and Angular or Blazor .
• Prior experience in a Principal Software Engineer / Principal Software Developer role.
• Background in systems such as CRMs, Payment Processing, Business Process Improvement , and high-performance transaction systems .
• Strong experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and automated testing :
• Unit Testing :

MSTest, NUnit

• UI & Performance Testing :

Selenium, Nbomber

• Hands-on experience with cloud architecture across multiple platforms :
• Solid knowledge of cloud deployment :
• Experience with containerization :
• Working knowledge of message brokers :
• Proficiency in scripting :

Powershell, Bash.

• Familiarity with microservices architecture and mobile development .
• Strong understanding of system design principles for scalability and performance optimization.
• Experience using collaboration and project management tools :

Jira, Confluence, Trello.

• Proficient with version control systems :

Git.

Data & Reporting

• Database experience :
• ORM tools :

NHibernate, Entity Framework.

• Expertise in reporting tools :
• Familiarity with :
• Elasticsearch and SonarQ for code quality and search.
• Power BI / Data Lake for data visualization and analysis.
• Grafana for monitoring and performance visualization.

Security & Communication

• Expertise in application and system security .
• Advanced level of English — essential for effective collaboration in a global team environment.

Why Join Us?

You’ll be the first to shape this role and drive technical leadership across the organization.

• International Exposure :

Collaborate with diverse teams across countries and cultures.

• Influence and Impact :

Help define best practices, mentor future leaders, and contribute to strategic technical decisions.

Work with modern technologies and contribute to an environment that values innovation and growth.