AI-Driven Principal Software Engineer (Hybrid)

Vertafore; Pulaski (TN); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertafore is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to shape the future of our AI-native platforms. You will set architectural direction, tackle our hardest engineering problems hands-on, and demonstrate how to achieve engineering excellence with AI at scale.

In collaboration with Product and Engineering leadership, you will ensure our solutions deliver real value to customers, modernize legacy systems, and drive performance, security, and observability across distributed teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering, with deep expertise in at least one of Java, C#/.NET, Node.js/JavaScript, or Python.
• Track record of designing and delivering large-scale enterprise systems, grounded in architecture, distributed systems, and APIs.
• Significant experience leading complex technical initiatives and influencing direction across multiple teams.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools, and evidence of improved team work through automation.
• Production experience with cloud platforms, ideally AWS.
• Clear communication with both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and guide scalable, secure, resilient architectures, balancing speed with long-term sustainability.
• Lead modernization of legacy platforms toward cloud-native, API-first, AI-enabled architectures.
• Identify and address technical debt, architectural risk, and bottlenecks early.
• Shape long-term technology strategy with proofs of concept and experiments.
• Stay hands-on in design, implementation, prototyping, and debugging on complex problems.
• Build reference implementations, reusable components, and shared frameworks for speed across teams.
• Own technical outcomes with high standards for security, performance, and observability.
• Define engineering standards and lead design reviews to promote constructive debate.
• Mentor senior engineers, architects, and emerging technical leaders.
• Influence decisions across teams and translate business strategy into technical plans.

Skills

Java

C#/.NET

Node.js/JavaScript

Python

AI-assisted development

AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS (EKS/ECS/EC2)

Relational databases (Oracle/PostgreSQL/SQL Server)

CI/CD / DevSecOps

React/Angular

Job description

Vertafore is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to shape the future of our AI-native platforms. You will set architectural direction, tackle our hardest engineering problems hands-on, and demonstrate how to achieve engineering excellence with AI at scale.

In collaboration with Product and Engineering leadership, you will ensure our solutions deliver real value to customers, modernize legacy systems, and drive performance, security, and observability across distributed teams.