6919 - Principal Software Engineer

SOFTGIC; Arequipa; Presencial; PEN 180.000 - 240.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

SOFTGIC in Peru seeks a Principal Software Engineer to design and build scalable SaaS/PaaS solutions. You will lead hands-on development across Angular front-ends, Node.js APIs, and containerized services, guiding architecture, security, and performance.

You will collaborate with product, operations, and leadership to drive tech strategy, mentorship, and continuous improvement while delivering high-quality software in an Agile environment.

Formación

• Expert-level experience building single-page applications with Angular 2+.
• Expert-level experience developing services, APIs, and microservices with Node.js and Express.
• Experience developing containerized applications locally using Docker and working with AKS.
• Strong understanding of SaaS/PaaS architectures, distributed applications, CI/CD, observability, accessibility, and modern software engineering practices.
• Proven ability to provide technical leadership and collaborate across Engineering, Product, Operations, and senior leadership.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience using or willingness to work extensively with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot and Claude Code.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, and maintain single-page applications with a Node.js API layer and legacy backend systems, supporting multi-tenant SaaS and PaaS solutions.
• Translate current and future business and stakeholder needs into scalable software solutions.
• Evaluate new and existing technologies and develop proofs-of-concepts (POCs) aligned with organizational goals.
• Define high-level application designs and software architecture, clearly communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ensure applications are fast, responsive, mobile-friendly, accessible, and capable of supporting dynamic branding and styling without redeployment.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers while promoting innovation and continuous improvement.
• Build highly observable distributed applications to enable effective production troubleshooting and performance monitoring across application layers.
• Partner with Operations teams to maintain safe and efficient CI/CD pipelines and support successful product releases.
• Create detailed technical specifications covering hardware/software requirements, security considerations, and data management processes.
• Leverage GitHub Copilot and Claude Code to accelerate development, improve code quality, system understanding, and engineering workflows.

Conocimientos

Angular 2+

Node.js/Express

Docker

AKS

SaaS/PaaS architectures

CI/CD

Observability

AI-assisted development

Communication

Technical leadership

Herramientas

Angular 2+

Node.js

Express

Docker

AKS

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Descripción del empleo

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to design and build scalable SaaS and PaaS solutions in an Agile environment. This is a highly hands-on role that combines software development, architecture, technical leadership, and collaboration with engineering teams, product managers, operations, and senior leadership.

Requirements

• Expert-level experience building single-page applications with Angular 2+ .
• Expert-level experience developing services, APIs, and microservices with Node.js and Express .
• Experience developing containerized applications locally using Docker and working with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) .
• Strong understanding of SaaS/PaaS architectures, distributed applications, CI/CD, observability, accessibility, and modern software engineering practices .
• Proven ability to provide technical leadership and collaborate across Engineering, Product, Operations, and senior leadership.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience using or willingness to work extensively with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot and Claude Code .

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain single-page applications with a Node.js API layer and legacy backend systems , supporting multi-tenant SaaS and PaaS solutions.
• Translate current and future business and stakeholder needs into scalable software solutions.
• Evaluate new and existing technologies and develop proof-of-concepts (POCs) aligned with organizational goals.
• Define high-level application designs and software architecture, clearly communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ensure applications are fast, responsive, mobile-friendly, accessible, and capable of supporting dynamic branding and styling without redeployment .
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers while promoting innovation and continuous improvement.
• Build highly observable distributed applications to enable effective production troubleshooting and performance monitoring across application layers.
• Partner with Operations teams to maintain safe and efficient CI/CD pipelines and support successful product releases.
• Create detailed technical specifications covering hardware/software requirements, security considerations, and data management processes.
• Leverage GitHub Copilot and Claude Code to accelerate development, improve code quality, system understanding, and engineering workflows.