Principal Software Engineer Community Development Partners Brooklyn Park, MN

Jamdanceacademy; Brooklyn Park (MN); On-site; USD 151,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Job summary

Community Development Partners is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Brooklyn Park, MN. The role focuses on reducing latency budgets, optimizing Laravel start-up times, and leveraging RabbitMQ as a core language.

The package targets $151,000 to $221,000 per year for a full-time position, with a generous benefits package. The ideal candidate has extensive Java experience, strong judgment, and can mentor others while driving observability and safe deployment practices across microservices

Qualifications

• Self-motivated with minimal oversight.
• Principal-caliber judgment on escalation decisions.
• Comfort in a fast-paced, values-led environment.
• Hands-on innovation proven in a whiteboard interview.
• Solid understanding of tech best practices and industry standards.
• Java mastery validated by future employers.

Responsibilities

• Cut Laravel cold-start times to improve latency for MN users.
• Pair microservices and GitLab CI in extendable pipelines.
• Deliver innovation performance improvements measurable in MN retention.
• Establish observability to detect failures before customers notice in MN.
• Push microservices changes safely behind feature flags to enable quick rollbacks in Brooklyn Park, MN.
• Advance networking integration to prevent silent event drops at midnight.

Skills

Self-motivated

Principal-caliber judgment

Fast-paced environment

Hands-on innovation

Tech best practices

Java mastery

Mentoring/teaching

Tools

GitLab CI

RabbitMQ

Laravel

Job description

We're hiring a Principal Software Engineer who treats latency budgets like personal grudges and RabbitMQ like a second language. Picture $151,000 - $221,000, a full-time cadence, and 10 years of GitLab CI translating into a principal seat you actually steer at Community Development Partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Cut Laravel cold-start times so Community Development Partners functions wake before MN users notice
• Pair Microservices and GitLab CI in a pipeline Community Development Partners can extend without your help later
• Land Innovation performance wins Community Development Partners can measure in MN retention numbers
• Stand up observability so Community Development Partners sees failures before customers in MN do
• Push Microservices changes safely behind flags so Brooklyn Park, MN rollbacks take seconds
• Chase down the Networking integration that silently drops Community Development Partners events at midnight

What You'll Bring

• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• Principal-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, values-led environment
• Hands-on Innovation experience that survives a whiteboard interview
• Solid understanding of technology best practices and industry standards
• Principal mastery of Java, validated by people who'd hire you again
• Demonstrated ability to teach what you know to someone greener

Community Development Partners is the kind of outcome-focused Brooklyn Park company that technology engineers leave their old jobs to join. The Community Development Partners promise is plain: clear expectations, real autonomy, and zero surprise reviews.

Beyond $151,000 - $221,000, Community Development Partners offers a generous benefits package and the chance to lead projects that build your skills.

Reopened and refreshed, the search for a principal candidate runs hot today.