Principal Software Engineer (C# / AI)

Abstra; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Collaborative environment

Impactful projects

USD compensation

Hardware setup

Job summary

Abstra is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for a remote role aligned with US Eastern/Central time zones. You will lead a Scrum team, deliver robust software, and drive architecture decisions in line with engineering standards and security policies.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of experience on the Microsoft stack (C#/.NET), microservices, RESTful services, and strong leadership skills. You will mentor others and push for automation, TDD, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software experience on the Microsoft stack (C#, .NET).
• Experience with microservices and SOA architectures.
• Strong knowledge of web tech: HTTP, Apache.
• Experience mentoring developers and leading teams.
• Proven ability to drive architecture decisions and code quality.

Responsibilities

• Analyze software requirements and plan in agile lifecycle.
• Modify code to implement complex changes with CI/CD and testing.
• Troubleshoot complex errors and determine root cause.
• Collaborate in Scrum ceremonies; pair programming and code reviews.
• Lead architecture discussions and align with Product Owner.
• Drive innovation and participate in technical research.
• Mentor team members and provide feedback.
• Protect confidential data and ensure security.

Skills

C# / .NET

Microservices

RESTful services

SOA

CI/CD

Mentoring

Architectural design

OO design

Unit testing

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Sybase

MS SQL

Oracle

HTTP

Apache

CI/CD tools

Git

Job description

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be working in a high-energy team, writing beautiful code using the best engineering practices in the industry today. Passion for problem solving and all aspects of software development is critical. We are building teams that are empowered to solve the business needs by having a rapid development and deployment pipeline with a focus on automation and continuously releasing software. As a key contributor to the Scrum team, you will be responsible for leading the team to deliver solutions that adhere to the software architecture strategy, coding standards, and established organizational policies and procedures and providing technical and architecture guidance to others in your areas of expertise.

Location:Remote, working hours are based on the US Eastern / Central Timezone.

About the Company: Abstra is a fast-growing, Nearshore Tech Talent services company, providing top Latin American tech talent to U.S. companies and beyond. Founded by U.S.-bred engineers with over 15 years of experience, Abstra specializes in sourcing skilled professionals across a wide range of technologies to meet our clients’ needs, driving innovation and efficiency.

Job Functions, Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze software requirements to determine best solution to deliver business goals including estimating and planning throughout an agile software development lifecycle


• Modify codebase to implement complex software modifications following appropriate standards for coding and design patterns, source code control, unit testing, and continuous integration and deployment


• Analyze and troubleshoot complex errors in software application to determine root cause and resolution


• Assist with testing and written description of application software changes


• Collaborate with team members, actively participate in all Scrum ceremonies and activities including pair programming and peer code review with a constant focus on continuous improvement


• Establishes alignment with Product Owner to understand, influence, and deliver on road maps with a sense of responsibility for application architecture and technical execution


• Be a driver for innovation on the scrum team by leading or assisting in technical research initiatives, working with other teams, participating in technical architecture discussions to influence decisions and maintain consistency across the organization.


• Lead by example, act as a role model, coach, mentor and provide continuous feedback to other team members, especially in the areas of technical and architecture expertise or when production issues arise


• Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by the client to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to the client or our clients

Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of professional experience developing software & systems on the Microsoft Technology Stack using C# and .Net.


• Basic Experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.


• Strong experience with a relational database such as Sybase, MSSQL, Oracle.


• Strong experience with distributed systems, Services Oriented Architecture, RESTful services and (mainly) Microservices development.


• Strong understanding of web technologies such as HTTP, Apache, HTTP Proxies.


• Strong experience with multi-threaded applications and memory management.


• Strong experience with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), automation, and related tools.


• Strong technical leadership skills for effective participation in design discussions with both technical and non-technical audiences creating technical documentation and diagrams


• Experience mainly with microservices architecture, as well as event-driven design


• Experience mentoring and technical coaching less experienced developers


• Extensive understanding of good object oriented design principles (patterns, cohesion/coupling, S.O.L.I.D., data structures and algorithms)


• Strong experience writing clean and maintainable code using engineering best practices such as unit testing, TDD, continuous integration and deployment, automation, design patterns, refactoring, etc


• Excellent problem solving and communication skills

What We Offer:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development.


• A collaborative and inclusive work environment.


• The chance to work on impactful projects with a talented team.


• Excellent compensation in USD.


• Hardware and software setup.