Principal Software Engineer: Ownership & Mentorship

Energy Innovation Corp; Stillwater (OK); On-site; USD 136,000 - 206,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible part-time schedule

Job summary

IBM is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Stillwater, OK. You will own end-to-end technology problems from prototype to pager rotation, with 8 years of experience and a focus on ownership, mentorship, and growth.

The role offers a flexible part-time schedule, competitive salary, and opportunities to lead architecture, influence engineering practices, and scale Node.js/Next.js systems while maintaining Kotlin schemas.

Qualifications

• 8 years+ of software engineering experience.
• Strong experience with Django and modern JS frameworks.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and lead design reviews.
• Experience architecting distributed systems and ensuring backward compatibility.

Responsibilities

• Build prioritization dashboards for the tech team.
• Lead technical design reviews for major initiatives.
• Trace technical numbers across services to ensure accuracy.
• Mentor newer principal hires on architecture and wiring Next.js together.
• Review PRs and uphold engineering standards.
• Maintain backward-compatible Kotlin schemas.
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems using Node.js and Next.js.
• Re-architect tech flow to scale load.

Skills

Django

Elasticsearch

Prioritization

Scrum

Mentorship

Leadership

Tools

Next.js

Node.js

Kotlin

Elasticsearch

Job description

IBM is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Stillwater, OK. You will own end-to-end technology problems from prototype to pager rotation, with 8 years of experience and a focus on ownership, mentorship, and growth.

The role offers a flexible part-time schedule, competitive salary, and opportunities to lead architecture, influence engineering practices, and scale Node.js/Next.js systems while maintaining Kotlin schemas.