Principal Software Engineer

AMETEK Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership for enterprise web applications built with C# and .NET Core.

You will shape architecture, set engineering standards, and guide design, development, testing, deployment, and support for secure software used internally and by customers and partners. The role spans web apps, APIs, back-office services, and SQL Server data solutions, partnering with product management, QA, and operations to deliver reliable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Extensive professional experience designing production software with C#, .NET Core, and SQL Server.
• Demonstrated technical lead or principal engineer for complex systems.
• Ability to communicate tradeoffs and lead multiple engineers across workstreams.
• Experience diagnosing reliability, security, performance, and deployment issues.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the architecture of scalable, maintainable, and secure web applications and services using C# and .NET Core.
• Lead technical design for integrations, RESTful APIs, back-office processing, and customer-facing web capabilities.
• Provide hands-on engineering leadership through feature implementation, code reviews, and troubleshooting.
• Design and optimize Microsoft SQL Server solutions, including data models, queries, indexing, transactions, and stored procedures.
• Establish and promote software engineering standards for SDLC, testing, security, observability, and supportability.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with Product Management, QA, and operations.

Skills

C#/.NET Core

SQL and database design

RESTful API design

OO design and patterns

Automated testing

Security and secure SDLC

Performance analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Azure Pipelines

Octopus Deploy

IIS administration

Git source control

JSON/XML integrations

Job description

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Telguard is seeking an accomplished Principal Software Engineer to provide hands‑on technical leadership for enterprise web applications built with C# and .NET Core. This role will shape application architecture, establish engineering standards, and guide the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of secure, reliable software used by internal teams, customers, and external partners.

The Principal Software Engineer will work across web applications, back‑office services, APIs, and Microsoft SQL Server data solutions that support Telguard cellular alarm communicators and the processing of alarm events from security and fire alarm systems. The role partners closely with Product Management, Quality Assurance, other engineering disciplines, Technical Support, Customer Service, and operational stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and evolve the architecture of scalable, maintainable, and secure web applications and services using C# and .NET Core.
• Lead technical design for integrations, RESTful APIs, back‑office processing, and customer‑facing web capabilities, including solutions that create or consume JSON and XML.
• Provide hands‑on engineering leadership through complex feature implementation, prototypes, code reviews, troubleshooting, and the resolution of high‑impact technical issues.
• Design and optimize Microsoft SQL Server solutions, including relational data models, queries, indexing strategies, transactions, and SQL stored procedures.
• Establish and promote software engineering standards for application design, coding, source control, automated testing, security, observability, documentation, and supportability.
• Guide modernization of existing applications and services, including pragmatic migration to current .NET Core technologies and modern web application patterns.
• Partner with Quality Assurance to improve test strategy, automated test coverage, release confidence, and defect prevention.
• Own technical quality across the delivery lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through deployment, production monitoring, incident analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Strengthen build and release practices using Azure Pipelines and Octopus Deploy, and support reliable application hosting and configuration in IIS.
• Mentor software engineers, facilitate technical decision‑making, and raise the engineering capability of the team through clear guidance and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and business stakeholders to translate product goals and operational needs into sustainable technical solutions.
• Evaluate frameworks, tools, and design alternatives, balancing delivery speed with security, performance, reliability, maintainability, and total cost of ownership.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision‑making, work quality, and to reduce costs.
• The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI‑generated outputs.

Technical Skills:

Required Skills

• .NET Core and C#
• Microsoft SQL Server and advanced SQL
• SQL stored procedure design, development, tuning, and troubleshooting
• Enterprise web application architecture and development
• RESTful API design and integration
• Object‑oriented design, design patterns, and clean‑code practices
• Automated testing, debugging, and performance analysis
• Secure software development and application lifecycle practices

Other Relevant Skills

• Azure Pipelines for continuous integration and delivery
• Octopus Deploy for release automation and environment promotion
• Internet Information Services (IIS) administration, hosting, and troubleshooting
• Git‑based source control and branching strategies
• Application logging, monitoring, observability, and production support
• JSON and XML integrations
• Cloud or hybrid application deployment patterns

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Extensive professional experience designing and delivering production software, with significant depth in C#, .NET Core, web applications, and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Demonstrated success serving as a technical lead or principal‑level engineer for complex, business‑critical systems.
• Proven ability to make sound architectural decisions, communicate tradeoffs, and lead implementation across multiple engineers or workstreams.
• Strong experience diagnosing reliability, security, performance, data, deployment, and integration issues across application tiers.
• Experience partnering with cross‑functional teams and communicating technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Compensation

Employee Type: Salaried

Currency: USD

Salary Minimum: 115,000

Salary Maximum: 160,000

Incentive: No

Disclaimer:Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000colleagues, in 35countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK isacomponent of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 [phone].