Principal AI-First Software Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & holidays

Parental leave

Health plans

401(k) match

Well-being stipend

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Cotality, a leader in property technology, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to drive AI-first engineering across the Araya platform and related SaaS products. You’ll blend deep software expertise with AI-enabled development to deliver scalable, customer‑facing solutions and mentor a fast-moving engineering team.

Working with product and architecture leadership, you’ll shape technical direction, implement robust Java solutions, and champion modern development practices across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Deep Java expertise and modern software practices.
• Experience with large-scale SaaS product delivery.
• Hands-on with AI-assisted development and AI-first practices.
• Strong systems thinking and architectural influence.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of scalable enterprise applications on the Araya platform.
• Integrate AI-powered capabilities into existing products and workflows.
• Promote AI-first engineering practices with agents and automation.
• Partner with leaders to define technical strategy and architectural decisions.
• Design and implement high-quality, maintainable Java solutions in cloud-native environments.
• Build reusable AI skills, agents, and frameworks for productivity gains.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership through reviews and collaboration.
• Improve reliability, security, scalability, and performance; resolve production issues.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

API development

Cloud-native architectures

AI-assisted development

AI-first development

Technical leadership

System design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng

Tools

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Job description

Cotality, a leader in property technology, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to drive AI-first engineering across the Araya platform and related SaaS products. You’ll blend deep software expertise with AI-enabled development to deliver scalable, customer‑facing solutions and mentor a fast-moving engineering team.

Working with product and architecture leadership, you’ll shape technical direction, implement robust Java solutions, and champion modern development practices across the