Principal Software Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 160,000 - 228,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time schedule

Job summary

Production Solutions is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Cary, NC who thrives on AWS-driven, high-scale development and meaningful influence. This part-time role combines leadership with hands-on work across a distributed team including remote colleagues.

You will own release coordination, optimize Vue.js queries, and drive safe C# deployments behind feature flags, shaping architecture while delivering reliable, performant systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• 8+ years that left you with strong instincts and few
• Comfort with part-time arrangements and the rhythms of an unpretentious workplace
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description
• A history of leaving technology processes better than you found them

Responsibilities

• Coordinate releases with stakeholders across Cary, NC and remote teams
• Tune Vue.js queries until the NC database stops timing out under load
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Vue.js acceptance criteria
• Push C# changes safely behind flags so Cary, NC rollbacks take seconds
• Translate the deeply technical C# outage into fixes that make the next Cary launch dull
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Google Cloud libraries
• Translate remote-friendly business requirements into technical specifications and tasks

Skills

AWS

Vue.js

C#

Cloud libraries

Tools

Google Cloud

Job description

Production Solutions runs lean, deploys often, and now needs a Principal Software Engineer who finds that combination exciting rather than terrifying. For someone 9 years deep in AWS, this Cary job means $160,000 - $228,000, a part-time cadence, and genuine influence.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate releases with stakeholders across Cary, NC and remote teams
• Tune Vue.js queries until the NC database stops timing out under load
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Vue.js acceptance criteria
• Push C# changes safely behind flags so Cary, NC rollbacks take seconds
• Translate the deeply technical C# outage into fixes that make the next Cary launch dull
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Google Cloud libraries
• Translate remote-friendly business requirements into technical specifications and tasks

What You'll Bring

• A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat
• 10+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• 8+ years that left you with strong instincts and few
• Comfort with part-time arrangements and the rhythms of an unpretentious workplace
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description
• A history of leaving technology processes better than you found them

Most of Production Solutions still fits in one Cary building, and that fiercely-supportive closeness is exactly why its technology work stays sharp. Psychological safety is something we actively build, so disagreeing in good faith is encouraged.

We anchor everything in $160,000 - $228,000, then add mentorship, benefits, and the freedom to flex your part-time schedule around real life.

The part-time seat is open right now, refreshed and ready for resumes.

Think you have what it takes?