AI-Driven Principal Software Engineer - SaaS & Cloud

Cotality; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 134,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO and 11 holidays

Parental leave

Health coverage

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Well-being stipend

Job summary

Cotality is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to advance our AI-first engineering strategy across the Araya platform and broader SaaS portfolio. You will lead design and development of scalable applications, drive AI-powered capabilities, and mentor engineering teams in a fast-moving environment.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in software engineering, deep Java expertise, and hands-on experience with AI-enabled product development on cloud-native architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience
• Deep expertise in Java and modern software engineering practices
• Experience delivering large-scale SaaS products in fast-paced environments
• Hands-on AI-assisted development tools and AI-first practices

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of scalable enterprise-grade applications across the Araya platform and SaaS ecosystem
• Drive integration of agentic AI into products and workflows
• Champion AI-first software practices using AI tools and automation
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, and Engineering leaders to set technical strategy
• Design maintainable solutions using Java, cloud-native tech, and best practices
• Build reusable AI skills, agents, and frameworks for cross-org use
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership
• Improve reliability, security, scalability, and performance across systems

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

API development

Cloud-native

AI-assisted development

GCP

Front-end frameworks

AI-powered product

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GCP

MCP servers

Job description

Cotality is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to advance our AI-first engineering strategy across the Araya platform and broader SaaS portfolio. You will lead design and development of scalable applications, drive AI-powered capabilities, and mentor engineering teams in a fast-moving environment.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in software engineering, deep Java expertise, and hands-on experience with AI-enabled product development on cloud-native architectures.