Remote Principal Software Engineer, AI‑Driven SaaS

Socket.dev; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work with equipment

Company equipment provided

Competitive medical/dental/vision

401K with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

OnBoard is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design, develop, and implement high-quality software solutions with emphasis on AI-powered capabilities, semantic search, and scalable architectures. You will provide technical leadership and mentorship across the engineering team while advancing innovative practices in AI-assisted development.

The role focuses on building next-generation SaaS applications, leading architecture, and driving robust delivery with a gated, iterative process,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, information technology, or commensurate experience.
• 10+ years proven experience in SaaS development, primarily developing user-facing production features on a modern web stack.
• 5-7 years' experience developing web applications with C# and .NET Core.
• 5+ years' experience with RESTful design patterns and microservices architecture; including high-scale cloud mechanisms like event hubs, messaging systems, and data lakes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of complex software systems and solutions including advanced AI-powered capabilities such as semantic search systems, vector databases, RAG-based architectures, and LLM orchestration patterns.
• Translate business requirements into a well-formed technical design and help bring that design to life with the team, in an iterative fashion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project goals, scope, and timelines as well as translate business requirements into scalable and robust software designs.
• Mentor and coach team members, fostering their professional growth and promoting a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning.

Skills

SaaS development

AI-powered development

Technical leadership

CI/CD pipelines

Azure DevOps

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering / computer science

Tools

Git

Job description

OnBoard is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design, develop, and implement high-quality software solutions with emphasis on AI-powered capabilities, semantic search, and scalable architectures. You will provide technical leadership and mentorship across the engineering team while advancing innovative practices in AI-assisted development.

The role focuses on building next-generation SaaS applications, leading architecture, and driving robust delivery with a gated, iterative process,