Principal Software Engineer

BKD; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 211,000 - 291,000; Full time

Job summary

BKD in Boston, MA is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to own the technology pipeline with real authority and a genuine on-call rotation.

This full-time role offers a salary range of $211,000 to $291,000, with ownership of critical infrastructure and the opportunity to impact architectural decisions. You will join a BKD crew that backs bold calls and values hands-on leadership.

Qualifications

• Familiar with full-time schedules and BKD team norms.
• Thrives in a deadline-driven setting.
• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings.
• Clear written communication.
• Able to own the middle of a full-time project.

Responsibilities

• Right-size the cloud and infrastructure to reduce spend.
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence.
• Build internal tooling that boosts developer productivity and velocity.
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the team.
• Support migration of on-prem services to cloud-native architecture.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across applications.

Skills

Communication skills

Deadline-driven

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Job description

Come own the technology pipeline at BKD, where the Principal Software Engineer we hire in Boston gets real authority and a real on-call rotation. The appeal is layered — $211,000 - $291,000, a full-time rhythm, technology ownership, and a BKD crew that backs bold calls.

Key Responsibilities

• Trim BKD's cloud bill by right-sizing the Flexibility infrastructure in Boston, MA
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the technology team
• Support migration of on-premise services to cloud-native architecture
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Decision Making-based applications

What You'll Bring

• Working familiarity with full-time schedules and team norms at BKD
• Experience thriving in a heads-down-and-happy, deadline-driven setting like BKD
• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings
• Written communication clear enough to survive a forwarded email chain
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a full-time project

BKD builds technology tools the way old shops built furniture — slowly, in Boston, MA, and with a refreshingly-candid respect for the craft. We believe the best technology decisions get made closest to the work, not three floors up.

Here is the deal: $211,000 - $291,000, a mentor who answers, benefits that hold up, and a flexible full-time schedule that fits real life.

We touched the timestamp today; the Principal Software Engineer hunt continues in earnest.