Principal Software Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies; East Brunswick Township (NJ); Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for a 100% remote role in the United States. The candidate will design and deliver distributed, high-scale systems, mentor engineers, and drive architectural decisions across multiple business units.

With 12+ years of experience and fluency in backend languages like Java, Go, or C++, you will optimize performance and contribute to shaping engineering culture within a well-established technology company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven experience designing distributed, high-scale systems in production.
• Advanced proficiency in Java, Go, C++, or similar backend languages.
• Deep understanding of data modeling, system optimization, and performance tuning.
• Experience leading cross-team technical initiatives across multiple business units.
• Strong reliability engineering and distributed architectures expertise.
• Demonstrated leadership in architectural decision-making at enterprise scale.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Mentoring senior engineers and shaping engineering culture.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement distributed, high-scale systems for production.
• Lead cross-team technical initiatives across multiple business units.

Skills

Distributed systems design

Leadership

Mentoring

Performance optimization

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS

Tools

Java

Go

C++

Job description

Principal Software Engineer - Remote

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

Job Title: Principal Software Engineer

Location: 100% Remote (U.S.)

Position Type: Full-time, Direct W2

Salary Range: $100,000-$150,000 Annually

Experience Required: 12+ years

Sponsorship: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• 12 or more years of professional software engineering experience
• Proven expertise designing distributed, high-scale systems in production
• Advanced proficiency in Java, Go, C++, or similar backend languages
• Deep understanding of data modeling, system optimization, and performance tuning
• Experience leading cross-team technical initiatives across multiple business units
• Strong expertise in reliability engineering and distributed architectures
• Demonstrated leadership in architectural decision-making at enterprise scale
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Track record of mentoring senior engineers and shaping engineering culture

Preferred Qualifications

• Public technical contributions (papers, talks, OSS leadership)
• Experience driving multi-year transformation programs
• Familiarity with FinOps and large-scale cost optimization
• Exposure to regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, government)
• Advanced degree or equivalent industry recognition

Bright Vision Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.

BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.