Principal Software Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Murfreesboro (TN); On-site; USD 138,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day work week

Leadership coaching

Job summary

Media Advantage Corp in Murfreesboro, TN is seeking a Principal Software Engineer with about 9 years of Node.js experience to help scale our platform. A strong leader will mentor senior engineers and drive cross‑team collaboration.

You will bridge Django and People Management, map data flows in MySQL, and champion testing, security, and observability while ensuring fast Django CI around Murfreesboro.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of hands-on experience in a technology role.
• Leadership and mentoring experience for principal hires.

Responsibilities

• Mentor newer principal hires on how Media Advantage Corp wires Cypress together.
• Bridge People Management and Django so the two halves of Media Advantage Corp's platform talk.
• Map data flow across Media Advantage Corp's MySQL services and spot the leaks.
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early.
• Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability.
• Keep Media Advantage Corp's Django CI under ten minutes so Murfreesboro, TN engineers stay in flow.
• Read the MySQL stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root.

Skills

Node.js

People management

Mentoring

Critical thinking

Independent judgment

Hands-on software engineering

Tools

Cypress

MySQL

Django

Nginx

CI pipelines

Job description

Media Advantage Corp is on a mission to scale, and a sharp Principal Software Engineer with 9 of Node.js experience is exactly who we need. Weigh it however you like — the math still lands at $138,000 - $220,000, internship hours, and a team at Media Advantage Corp worth joining.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor newer principal hires on how Media Advantage Corp actually wires Cypress together
• Bridge People Management and Django so the two halves of Media Advantage Corp's platform finally talk
• Map data flow across Media Advantage Corp's MySQL services and spot the leaks
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early
• Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability
• Keep Media Advantage Corp's Django CI under ten minutes so Murfreesboro, TN engineers stay in flow
• Read the MySQL stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root

What You'll Bring

• Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• Around 9+ years of hands-on experience in a technology role
• Judgment seasoned by at least 10 years of real consequences

Here at Media Advantage Corp, we combine fiercely-supportive engineering with a relentless focus on the customers we serve in Murfreesboro, TN. We keep the Murfreesboro, TN office quiet on Wednesdays so deep Nginx work actually gets a fighting chance.

At Media Advantage Corp, you'll find $138,000 - $220,000, a four-day flex week option, and ongoing coaching to deepen your People Management skills.

The posting clock reset today, so the Principal Software Engineer window is wide open.

Pair your Cypress with our MySQL-heavy team and watch what Media Advantage Corp can build.