Principal Software Engineer

Power Plus Group; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 198,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

Power Plus Group in Garden Grove, CA seeks a Principal Software Engineer to own the core technology outcomes. Bring Node.js fluency, a keen eye for clever one-liners, and a track record of technical leadership.

The role offers ownership, coaching, and a competitive salary in the six-figure range. Based in Garden Grove, the team values hands-on contributors who can work on-site and drive the architecture forward across Laravel services, Kubernetes, and scalable tooling.

Qualifications

• 9+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way.
• Hands-on technology experience that holds up to follow-up questions.
• Prior experience working on-site in Garden Grove, CA, or willingness to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Profile Innovation memory use and chase down the leaks crashing Garden Grove nodes
• Slice the generously-mentoring technology monolith into Teamwork services Garden Grove, CA can deploy alone
• Own the principal Laravel workstream that unblocks the rest of Power Plus Group's Garden Grove, CA roadmap
• Automate the manual Cypress chores that quietly drain Garden Grove, CA engineering hours
• Stress-test Laravel systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked
• Trace a technology number back through Laravel services until it finally adds up

Skills

Kubernetes

Laravel

Teamwork

Tools

Cypress

Job description

Bring your Node.js fluency, your suspicion of clever one-liners, and your resume to our Principal Software Engineer opening at Power Plus Group. The pitch is honest — $198,000 - $285,000, real ownership of technology outcomes, and a Power Plus Group crew in Garden Grove that has your back.

Key Responsibilities

• Profile Innovation memory use and chase down the leaks crashing Garden Grove nodes
• Slice the generously-mentoring technology monolith into Teamwork services Garden Grove, CA can deploy alone
• Own the principal Laravel workstream that unblocks the rest of Power Plus Group's Garden Grove, CA roadmap
• Automate the manual Cypress chores that quietly drain Garden Grove, CA engineering hours
• Stress-test Laravel systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked
• Trace a technology number back through Laravel services until it finally adds up

What You'll Bring

• A collaborator who makes the principal review feel less like an exam
• Reliable, accountable, and committed to following through
• 9+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• Hands-on technology experience that holds up to follow-up questions
• Prior experience working on-site in Garden Grove, CA, or willingness to relocate
• Real Kubernetes chops, plus the Teamwork curiosity to keep growing

Based in Garden Grove, Power Plus Group has spent 9 years shaping how people work across the technology space. At Power Plus Group you're trusted with the why, not just handed the what.

The package speaks for itself: $198,000 - $285,000, coaching, coverage, and the flexible full-time hours that quick-to-ship technology pros expect.

The Power Plus Group team is scaling in Garden Grove, CA, and we are hiring for it now.