Principal Software Engineer and Technology Lead

ZipRecruiter; Arlington (TX); Remote; USD 158,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm seeks a talented Principal Software Engineer to lead their remote team of software developers. The successful candidate will engage in greenfield development of a loan origination system, collaborating closely with executives and engineers. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits, emphasizing a dynamic and innovative work environment.

Benefits

100% company paid medical, dental, and vision insurance

3% company contribution to 401(k)

15 days paid time off per year

10 training days per year

Public transit reimbursement

Quarterly performance cash incentives

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience, including TypeScript and Node.
• 5 years as a senior software engineer, 2 years as a tech lead.
• Expertise in AWS and SQL with full application stack development.

Responsibilities

• Lead a remote-first team of software developers.
• Architect and build a loan origination system.
• Mentor junior developers and promote Agile practices.

Skills

TypeScript

Node

GraphQL

AWS

SQL

Angular

Agile Practices

Linux Command Line

Software Development

Job description

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionCompany Description

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!

Job Description

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 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

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
• Working knowledge of at least one of the following frontend JavaScript frameworks: Angular, Ionic, React, Vue
• Full application stack development experience: front-end to persistence
• Full software lifecycle participation: requirements to post-implementation
• Linux command line
• 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

Additional Information

Ten Mile Square Technologies benefits package currently includes:

• 100% company paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (including family)
• 100% company paid individual short- and long- term
• 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
• Public transit reimbursement

Additional Details:

• Job Type: Full-time, not C2C
• Job Location: Remote