Principal Applications Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies; Yuba City (CA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a highly experienced Principal Applications Engineer to lead enterprise-wide architectural initiatives, define long-term technology strategy, and deliver highly scalable, resilient distributed systems.

This role represents the highest level of individual technical contribution within the organization, requiring deep expertise in system design, performance engineering, reliability architecture, and cross-organizational technical leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Ten or more years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven expertise designing distributed, high-scale systems in production.
• Advanced proficiency in Java, Go, C++, or similar backend languages.
• Deep understanding of data modeling, system optimization, and performance tuning.
• Experience leading cross-team technical initiatives across multiple business units.
• Strong expertise in reliability engineering and distributed architectures.
• Demonstrated leadership in architectural decision-making at enterprise scale.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Track record of mentoring senior engineers and shaping engineering culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide architectural initiatives and define long-term technology strategy.
• Deliver highly scalable, resilient distributed systems.
• Serve as a technical authority across multiple teams and platforms.
• Drive strategic engineering decisions and mentor senior engineers.
• Influence engineering culture with mature judgment and broad cross-organizational impact.

Skills

Java

Go

C++

Distributed systems design

Performance tuning

Reliability engineering

Leadership

Mentoring

Architectural decision-making

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Job description

Principal Applications Engineer – Remote

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

Job Title:

Principal Applications Engineer

Location:

100% Remote (U.S.)

Position Type:

Full-time, Direct W2

Salary Range:

$100,000–$140,000 Annually

Experience Required:

6+ years

Sponsorship:

U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Applications Engineer to lead enterprise-wide architectural initiatives, define long-term technology strategy, and deliver highly scalable, resilient distributed systems. This role represents the highest level of individual technical contribution within the organization, requiring deep expertise in system design, performance engineering, reliability architecture, and cross-organizational technical leadership. The ideal candidate will drive strategic engineering decisions, serve as a technical authority across multiple teams and platforms, and combine deep technical mastery with mature judgment, broad influence, and the ability to mentor and elevate senior engineers across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Ten or more years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven expertise designing distributed, high-scale systems in production.
• Advanced proficiency in Java, Go, C++, or similar backend languages.
• Deep understanding of data modeling, system optimization, and performance tuning.
• Experience leading cross-team technical initiatives across multiple business units.
• Strong expertise in reliability engineering and distributed architectures.
• Demonstrated leadership in architectural decision-making at enterprise scale.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Track record of mentoring senior engineers and shaping engineering culture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Public technical contributions (papers, talks, OSS leadership).
• Experience driving multi-year transformation programs.
• Familiarity with FinOps and large-scale cost optimization.
• Exposure to regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, government).
• Advanced degree or equivalent industry recognition.

Bright Vision Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.

BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.