Principal Software Engineer

Egreenservices; Lawton (OK); On-site; USD 127,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Job summary

Nestle is scaling its technology platform in Oklahoma, seeking a Principal Software Engineer toOwn critical decisions and scale across the stack from data pipelines to front-end interfaces. The role offers a clear career ladder and full benefits, with a salary band of $127,000 to $190,000 per year and growth opportunities as you lead major tech initiatives.

Based in Lawton, OK, you will harden Kafka auth for audits, bridge Kafka with Accountability, and drive technical design reviews while

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and make decisions with incomplete briefs.
• Demonstrated Kafka judgment and engineering rigor.

Responsibilities

• Harden Kafka authentication for OK audit readiness.
• Bridge Kafka and Accountability to enable platform talk.
• Build responsive front-end interfaces with Accountability.
• Lead technical design reviews for principal initiatives.
• Scale data pipelines handling millions of events with Kafka.
• Translate stakeholder wishes into shipping Go services.
• Evaluate new tools and frameworks, including Ansible library usage.
• Read and trace Ansible stack traces to root causes.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Ambiguity handling

Kafka expertise

Prioritization

Tools

Kafka

Go

Ansible

Job description

Nestle is scaling its technology platform across OK, and the Principal Software Engineer we hire becomes one of its load-bearing decisions. Everything here scales with you — $127,000 - $190,000 at 9 years, technology ownership soon after, and a Nestle ladder above.

Key Responsibilities

• Harden Nestle's Kafka auth so the OK audit comes back clean
• Bridge Kafka and Accountability so the two halves of Nestle's platform finally talk
• Build responsive, accessible front-end interfaces with Accountability
• Lead technical design reviews for principal technology initiatives
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with Kafka
• Translate fuzzy product wishes from Nestle stakeholders into shippable Go services
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Ansible libraries
• Read the Ansible stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root

What You'll Bring

• Relentlessly curious problem-solving that doesn't wait for permission
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• Proven Kafka judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
• The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire
• Comfort being measured against a clear principal bar

Founded by engineers who believe small teams ship great software, Nestle now serves customers across the country from its Lawton, OK office. Our values show up in small daily choices, not just a poster on the wall.

Think competitive $127,000 - $190,000, full benefits, a clear runway to grow your Accountability, and the latitude to work the way you work best.

We bumped this posting hours ago because the role is still very much open.