Principal Software Engineer - Remote Systems Lead

Bright Vision Technologies; Overland Park (KS); Remote; USD 245,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a highly experienced Principal Software Engineer to lead enterprise-wide architectural initiatives, define long-term technology strategy, and deliver highly scalable, resilient distributed systems.

This role represents the highest level of individual technical contribution within BV Tech, requiring deep expertise in system design, performance engineering, reliability architecture, and cross-organizational technical leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Ten or more years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven expertise designing distributed, high-scale systems in production.
• Advanced proficiency in Java, Go, C++, or similar backend languages.
• Deep understanding of data modeling, system optimization, and performance tuning.
• Experience leading cross-team technical initiatives across multiple business units.
• Strong expertise in reliability engineering and distributed architectures.
• Demonstrated leadership in architectural decision-making at enterprise scale.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Track record of mentoring senior engineers and shaping engineering culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide architectural initiatives across platforms.
• Define long-term technology strategy and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Deliver highly scalable, resilient distributed systems and services.
• Mentor and elevate senior engineers, driving engineering culture and governance.

Skills

Java

Go

C++

Distributed systems

Performance tuning

Engineering leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a highly experienced Principal Software Engineer to lead enterprise-wide architectural initiatives, define long-term technology strategy, and deliver highly scalable, resilient distributed systems.

This role represents the highest level of individual technical contribution within BV Tech, requiring deep expertise in system design, performance engineering, reliability architecture, and cross-organizational technical leadership.