Principal Software Engineer

ecobee; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Principal Software Engineer in their Cloud, Data, and Service Platform team. In this role, you will define and innovate the technical strategy that underpins their services, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure a seamless customer experience in smart home technology. You will be instrumental in fostering growth and operational excellence within a dynamic and sustainable environment.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Health benefits

Professional learning budget

Flexible work arrangements

Mentorship program

Qualifications

• Ability to tackle challenges related to scale and concurrency.
• Mastery of software development best practices.
• Commitment to mentoring and developing talent.

Responsibilities

• Define technical vision and strategy for the foundational service platform.
• Oversee development of a multi-tier service platform.
• Collaborate across product, design, engineering, and data teams.

Skills

Systems design

Architecture

Innovation

Data management

Security

APIs

CI/CD

Mentoring

Communication

Tools

Go-Lang

Java

Python

TypeScript

GraphQL

GitHub Actions

CircleCI

Job description

Software Engineer Data Platform Cloud Platform IoT Principal Engineer

As a Principal Software Engineer in ecobee's Cloud, Data, and Service Platform team, you will define the technical vision, strategy, and roadmap for our foundational service platform, used across all ecobee business units. You will oversee the development and maintenance of a multi-tier service platform that enables unified customer experiences within an IoT smart home environment. You will innovate with leading-edge technologies and own the design, maintenance, and development of complex, large-scale software solutions that meet customer needs and contribute to the company's long-term success. Reporting to the VP of Engineering, you will enhance engineering operational excellence and foster a growth-minded environment, enabling teams to deliver high-quality software quickly. You'll collaborate with leaders in Product Management, Product Design, Engineering, and Data Science to achieve our corporate strategy and business goals.

What You'll Bring:

• A passion for continuous learning and challenging the status quo to find innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Comfort and expertise in systems design and architecture.
• Enthusiasm for learning new technologies.
• Experience tackling challenges related to scale, concurrency, data management, security, redundancy, and failover.
• Ability to identify and execute on company-wide opportunities by aligning technical capabilities with customer needs.
• Skill in setting direction and best practices for large-scale projects.
• Commitment to establishing high standards for APIs and software services, ensuring a frictionless developer experience.
• A multi-year, industry-leading perspective when building products and systems, ensuring they adapt to scale and business needs.
• Mastery of software development best practices, including automated testing, continuous integration and deployment, and design patterns.
• Understanding of Platform-as-a-Service concepts and multi-tier platform architectures, with experience in building effective CI/CD pipelines.
• Belief in using metrics to continuously improve software quality, operational health, and fiscal efficiency.
• A dedication to mentoring and developing engineering talent.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Technologies We Use:

• Go-Lang, Java, Python, TypeScript
• GraphQL
• GitHub Actions (CI/CD), CircleCI
• Edge / service

Join a dynamic and growing industry, make a sustainable impact on the environment, and expand your career through our in-house learning programs and professional development budget. We offer competitive salaries, health benefits, a Parental Top-Up Program, flexible work arrangements (office-based, remote, or hybrid), and a diverse, inclusive workplace with mentorship and bias training.

How to Apply

Interested in this position? Please submit your resume and cover letter through the application portal.

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