Principal Software Engineer and Technology Lead

Ten Mile Square Technologies, LLC.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead a remote-first team in developing innovative solutions for a prominent financial institution. This role involves hands-on leadership, guiding talented developers in creating a cutting-edge loan origination system using modern technologies like Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS. The ideal candidate will possess a wealth of software development experience and a passion for mentoring others. Join a dynamic team that values integrity, collaboration, and continuous learning, and make a significant impact on high-stakes projects while enjoying a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

100% company paid medical, dental, and vision insurance

100% company paid short- and long-term disability

3% company contribution to 401(k)

15 days paid time off per year

10 training days per year

8 company holidays

Quarterly cash incentive

Annual cash incentive

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience with strong leadership skills.
• Expertise in AWS, Node.js, TypeScript, and GraphQL.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software engineers and DevOps in developing a loan origination system.
• Collaborate with clients to translate business needs into technical requirements.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

GraphQL

AWS

SQL

Agile Practices

Linux Command Line

Full Stack Development

Job description

Principal Software Engineer and Technology Lead

• Full-time

Ten Mile Square Technologies is a high-end technology consulting firm based in the Northern Virginia area. Our customers routinely call upon us to solve some of the largest scale and hardest problems in computer science and software development. If you have solid grounding in software engineering, continuous delivery, and computer science, and are looking for a career opportunity to grow and leverage those skills to the fullest while working on cutting edge technologies – Ten Mile Square is the place to be!

OVERVIEW

Ten Mile Square is looking for a talented and experienced Principal Software Engineer to lead a remote-first team of talented full-stack software developers. The successful candidate will have a history of hands-on leadership and expertise with software development methods, technologies, and tooling. The initial assignment is greenfield development of a loan origination system for an established financial institution. You will work with our CTO, partners, and engineers to deliver high velocity high value solutions to our client.

Salary Range (Base + Standard Bonus): $181,700 ($158,000 + $23,750)

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead a team of sr. software engineers, software engineers, software engineer in test automation (SDET), and DevOps.
• Work with client executives and product team to translate business needs into requirements, epics, stories, and tasks.
• Work with the client product team to groom the backlog, plan workstreams, plan sprints, and assign sprints and tasks to software engineers.
• Architect, design, and build a loan origination system using Node, Apollo GraphQL, Angular, Camunda, and a suite of AWS components including but not limited to EKS, Lambda, S3, MSK, and Aurora. The components are primarily backend systems, but some frontend development will be needed.
• Contribute as a member of an Agile team and promote Agile practices.
• Work with tech leads and the product team to help determine functional requirements for the system.
• Mentor junior developers on the team.
• Proactively collaborate with the Ten Mile team on development and knowledge sharing.
• Represent yourself and Ten Mile Square with integrity, expertise, and value.
• Maintain the confidentiality of our clients on an ongoing basis.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 years of experience as a tech lead.
• 5 years of experience as a senior software engineer.
• 10+ years of software development experience including 3 years of TypeScript and Node.
• 2 years of experience working with GraphQL.
• Expertise in developing and deploying on AWS.
• Expertise in SQL.
• Full application stack development experience: front-end to persistence.
• Full software lifecycle participation: requirements to post-implementation.
• Linux command line experience.
• Experience choosing technologies for use with green-field system development.

MORE IMPORTANTLY

• Be passionate about what you do.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and concepts quickly.
• Detail-oriented.
• High integrity and quality of work ethic.
• Self-motivated to proactively identify and solve problems.
• Excellent communication skills – within team and with clients.

BENEFITS PACKAGE

• 100% company paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (including family).
• 100% company paid individual short- and long-term disability.
• 3% company contribution to 401(k).
• 15 days paid time off per year.
• 10 training days per year.
• 8 company holidays.
• Individual performance based quarterly cash incentive.
• Combined individual and company based annual cash incentive.