Principal Software Engineer (.NET/React)

SkyWater Search Partners; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SkyWater Search Partners represents a Twin Cities software company seeking a Principal Software Engineer to own platform work and contribute hands-on code daily. You will report to the Director of Software Engineering and guide platform decisions while maintaining a strong .NET foundation.

Responsibilities include leading a rotating platform team, acting as incident commander during outages, and driving the AI-first development effort.

Qualifications

• Deep .NET background required.
• Strong fundamentals that stand on their own with or without AI tooling.
• Willingness to code daily as part of an individual contributor role.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform work for the core product.
• Run a rotating platform team of developers.
• Serve as incident commander during critical outages.
• Share ownership of the company's AI-first development effort.

Skills

.NET

Platform leadership

Incident response

Job description

SkyWater has partnered with a Twin Cities technology company that builds software and is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to lead its platform work. This is an individual contributor seat reporting to the Director of Software Engineering, with no direct reports and hands‑on coding every day.

You would run a rotating platform team of developers, serve as incident commander during critical outages, and share ownership of the company's AI‑first development effort.

Non-negotiables: a deep .NET background, and fundamentals that stand on their own with or without AI tooling.

What makes the seat worth a look: ownership of core platform decisions, a direct line to engineering leadership, and a hard, well-defined first project. One day a week onsite in the Twin Cities, flexible on which day. Base range is $160,000 to $180,000.