Principal Software Engineer

Waltech; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Waltech in Dallas, Texas is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design, develop, and deploy software solutions while leading development initiatives. The role requires hands-on coding and the ability to guide teams in modern engineering practices.

The ideal candidate has 8-12 years of software engineering experience, strong knowledge of C#, .NET, Java, and databases, and excels at communicating with stakeholders to influence technical decisions within an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years in software engineering.
• Hands-on coding experience.
• Experience with CI/CD and Agile (Scrum) processes.
• Experience with Azure and databases (MongoDB, SQLServer).
• Proactive maintenance and security compliance.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Knowledge of OO design and UML.
• Ability to mentor teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy software solutions.
• Lead development initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce maintenance costs.
• Support, develop, and train members of the software team.
• Advocate engineering practices and review strategies.
• Participate in change management and prototypes.
• Drive shift-left and proactive maintenance initiatives.
• Collaborate in Agile delivery cycles.
• Monitor performance and resolve issues.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Agile (Scrum)

Code reviews

CI/CD

Mentoring

Problem solving

UML

Influence decisions

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science

Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

MongoDB

SQLServer

C#

Java

.NET

Job description

About the job Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer

Position Type: Permanent - No 3rd Party

Location: Dallas, Texas, US - USA - Must be willing to relocate and work onsite from January.

Summary of the role:

Are you the next Principal Engineer we are looking for?

• You will support the projects through the development of information systems by designing, developing and deploying software solutions.
• You will lead development initiatives that improve efficiency and reduce maintenance costs.
• You will support, develop, and train members of the software team.
• You will bring in high level of Technical Expertise, organization will count on your good experience in Software Development and Engineering practices.
• You will influence the decision decisions with your leadership competencies and good communication skills.

In this role you’ll:

• Advocate of Engineering practices to the development teams
• Bring the experience of working on technologies like C#, .Net, or Java and Databases like MongoDB
• Be an influencer, innovator in looking for the best tools, technologies to solve the business problems.
• Bring in the experience of working on Azure to best of use of the azure services and deployments.
• Play a key role in our Agile delivery cycles

About the ideal candidate:

• Education - Masters degree or equivalent in Computer Science or Ph.Ds degree in Computer Science or related field
• Experience - 8 - 12 years in Software Engineering
• Hands-on experience in Coding
• Good knowledge of current industry standards and challenges, especially those that can impact the software development
• Defines coding standards and code development tools specification.
• Participates in code reviews and defining review strategies.
• Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming.
• Proactively monitors software application performance and provides information by collecting, analyzing and summarizing development and service issues.
• Researches new technologies and prototyping feasibilities.
• Orient teams in the good practices and high‑quality code generation
• Participate to the change management process
• Assist teams in complex problems, performance degradation, and risk reduction.
• Lead initiative like “shift left”, “proactive maintenance”, and security compliance
• Participate in the implementation of prototypes and proof of concepts
• Advanced understanding of Object‑Oriented Programming and UML.
• Databases: MongoDB, SQLServer
• Web technologies
• Intermediate knowledge of general software development concepts including design patterns, algorithms, and security requirements.
• Intermediate understanding of software development life cycle.
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous deployment
• Deep understanding of non‑functional requirements (NFR) and/or underlying technologies impacting final solution
• Awareness of latest technology trends and standards in the industry
• Good communicator (understanding of the software development cycle, the complexity, and the challenges for developers)
• Strong communication abilities to convey technical information to stakeholders and / or be able to influence technical decisions
• Ability to guide and help teams in the investigation, analysis, and resolution of complex engineering problems.
• Good Influencer to facilitate changes adoption by the teams.
• Good presentation and teaching skills to help the team members with the best engineering practices.
• Present initiatives, lesson learnt sessions, and participate in the postmortem
• Processes:
• Agile (Scrum) methodology
• Perform Code reviews
• Weekly reports on status of the items worked
• Proposals, implementations of best processes and standard practices within the team

What we can offer you:

• The opportunity to work for one of the world’s top leading travel tech companies; a company that originated in technology innovation and sees the world with a technology‑first perspective
• Skills development and opportunities to try new ideas