Principal Software Engineer

Valero Energy; Cedar Rapids (IA); Presencial; USD 126.000 - 181.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Mentorship program

Descripción de la vacante

Valero Energy in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead critical backend and frontend work, reading stack traces like headlines and guiding the team toward rapid, high-impact deliveries.

You will optimize performance, containerize services, and collaborate on Node.js, Angular, REST APIs, and Azure decisions, mentoring others and driving architectural choices under tight deadlines.

Formación

• 9+ years of software engineering experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Experience with modern leadership workflows and tooling.
• Fluency in Node.js and REST API design/implementation.
• Proven aptitude in Angular and scalable frontend/backend work.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a principal capacity.
• Ability to perform under tight Cedar Rapids, IA deadlines.

Responsabilidades

• Trace a technology number back through Node.js services until it adds up.
• Push flexibility changes safely behind flags for Cedar Rapids, IA rollbacks.
• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with Valero Energy's user base.
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Angular and Leadership.
• Refactor legacy modules to improve cleanliness and maintainability.
• Optimize performance, latency, and resource usage at scale.
• Negotiate Azure tradeoffs with product when timelines collide.

Conocimientos

9 years exp

Leadership workflows

Node.js

REST API

Angular

Cross-functional teams

Under pressure

Herramientas

Azure

Descripción del empleo

We need someone who reads stack traces the way other people read headlines, and we're calling that someone a Principal Software Engineer. This temporary job in IA answers 8 years of effort with $126,000 - $181,000 and answers ambition with a clear way up.

Key Responsibilities

• Trace a technology number back through Node.js services until it finally adds up
• Push Flexibility changes safely behind flags so Cedar Rapids, IA rollbacks take seconds
• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with Valero Energy's growing user base
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Angular and Leadership
• Reach into legacy Flexibility modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
• Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale
• Negotiate Microsoft Azure tradeoffs with product when Valero Energy timelines and reality collide

What You'll Bring

• 9 years that taught you which corners can be cut
• Hands-on experience with modern Leadership workflows and tooling
• Fluency across Node.js and REST API, with strong opinions on both
• Proven aptitude for Angular, ideally near Cedar Rapids, IA
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a principal capacity
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Cedar Rapids, IA deadlines bring
• Demonstrated wins in technology work somewhere near Cedar Rapids, IA

Valero Energy is an entrepreneurial, fiercely independent Cedar Rapids company that would rather earn trust slowly than buy attention quickly. The Valero Energy promise is plain: clear expectations, real autonomy, and zero surprise reviews.

The offer rewards both ends, $126,000 - $181,000 for your Innovation today and mentorship for the principal leader you become tomorrow.

The search for a Principal Software Engineer is in full swing, and we want to fill it soon.

The version of you that already works at Valero Energy is just one application ahead.