Principal Software Engineer

Strategic Partners Inc; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 152,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Partners Inc in Salem, OR seeks a Principal Software Engineer to own production code reaching a massive audience. The role offers a contract, strong mentorship, and a growth-focused environment.

You will ship fixes the same day, pair tools for scalable pipelines, and prototype Cypress ideas while maintaining stability and rapid iteration in a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Experience thriving in a results-focused, deadline-driven setting.
• Strong communication skills to translate jargon into plain English.
• Portfolio or work samples demonstrating technology expertise.
• Networking ability in Salem, OR or readiness to build one from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Ship GitHub Actions fixes to customers in Salem, OR the same day they report them.
• Pair GitHub Actions and TypeScript in a pipeline the team can extend later.
• Build self-service tools to reduce ticket volume for Salem teams.
• Catch and prevent MySQL regressions in staging before release to customers.

Skills

GitHub Actions

TypeScript

Cypress

MySQL

Tools

GitHub Actions

TypeScript

Cypress

MySQL

Job description

This contract Principal Software Engineer position is your opportunity to deploy production code that reaches a massive audience. Come own your work at Strategic Partners Inc: $152,000 - $228,000, a supportive team, and 8 years of Laravel put to good use.

Key Responsibilities

• Ship GitHub Actions fixes to Strategic Partners Inc customers in Salem, OR the same day they report them
• Pair GitHub Actions and TypeScript in a pipeline Strategic Partners Inc can extend without your help later
• Build Stress Management self-service tools so Salem teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Catch the deeply collaborative MySQL regression in staging before it ever reaches Salem customers
• Prototype rough Cypress ideas fast, then decide which earn a place in Strategic Partners Inc's stack
• Carry a flat-and-fast Cypress feature through code freeze without breaking Strategic Partners Inc stability
• Push Multitasking changes safely behind flags so Salem, OR rollbacks take seconds

What You'll Bring

• Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve
• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
• A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your technology expertise
• A Salem network, or the hustle to build one from scratch
• Written communication clear enough to survive a forwarded email chain
• A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
• Experience thriving in an outcome-focused, deadline-driven setting like Strategic Partners Inc

Strategic Partners Inc is an autonomy-rich Salem, OR company born from the belief that technology tools should respect the people using them. We'd rather coach an ambitious learner than babysit a brilliant jerk, every single time.

Pay is $152,000 - $228,000, growth is structured, mentorship is personal, and the flexible contract schedule is non-negotiable in your favor.