Principal Software Engineer

NAI Global; Amarillo (TX); Remote; USD 122,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

NAI Global in Amarillo, TX is seeking a Principal Software Engineer who can drive architecture and delivery for high-impact projects. You’ll optimize Next.js authentication, tune data-heavy workloads, and mentor newer engineers while coordinating with cross-functional partners on remote projects.

This role offers a competitive salary range of $122,000 to $186,000, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to lead technology initiatives within a fast-moving, Docker-forward team in Texas.

Qualifications

• Judgment to say no to ideas at the right time.
• Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into recommendations.
• Proven Next.js results and hands-on technical ability.
• Proven follow-through measured in shipped work, not intentions.

Responsibilities

• Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput workloads.
• Harden Next.js auth for TX audit readiness.
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners on remote projects.
• Mentor newer principal hires on Jenkins integration and best practices.
• Guard TypeScript code quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch.
• Decode undocumented TypeScript service legacy.

Skills

Judgment

Data interpretation

Hands-on technical

Follow-through

Curiosity

Tools

Next.js

GitLab CI

Docker

Jenkins

TypeScript

Job description

Picture a Principal Software Engineer role where Multitasking expertise is the floor, not the ceiling, and NAI Global in Amarillo, TX is building exactly that. This Principal Software Engineer role hands principal talent $122,000 - $186,000, a remote arrangement in TX, and the latitude to call the shots.

Key Responsibilities

• Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput NAI Global workloads
• Harden NAI Global's Next.js auth so the TX audit comes back clean
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
• Pair with cross-functional partners to scope and deliver remote projects
• Mentor newer principal hires on how NAI Global actually wires Jenkins together
• Guard the TypeScript codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch
• Decode the undocumented TypeScript service nobody at NAI Global remembers writing

What You'll Bring

• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
• Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into clear recommendations
• Proven Next.js results, ideally seasoned in Amarillo, TX
• Hands-on technology experience that holds up to follow-up questions
• Proven follow-through, measured in shipped things rather than good intentions
• A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake

At its core, NAI Global is a joyfully-rigorous bet that Amarillo, TX can out-build anyone when it comes to Docker. Learning out loud is encouraged here, so share the GitLab CI rabbit hole you fell down yesterday.

This position offers $122,000 - $186,000, comprehensive benefits, and genuine room to advance into leadership within technology.

The team just got the green light to hire, and this Principal Software Engineer role is first up.