Senior Principal Software Engineer – Enterprise Tech

blueorigin

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 264,000 - 370,000

Full time

14 days+
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Relocation provided

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an exceptionally talented Sr Principal Software Engineer to lead the technical strategy for the Software Development organization. This role spans aerospace software used across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and test, influencing thousands of users daily.

You will present to senior leadership, collaborate with Principal Engineers, and guide AI-driven improvements while advancing best practices and scalable architectures.

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of production software experience.
  • 7+ years developing distributed backend systems and using AWS.
  • Proven ability to solve complex, ambiguous problems in unfamiliar domains.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience presenting to senior leadership and collaborating with executives.
  • Mentoring engineers up to Principal level and guiding org-wide challenges.

Responsibilities

  • Technical owner of software strategy across multiple domains.
  • Interface with customers to solve their technical challenges.
  • Present complex technical strategies to senior leadership.
  • Collaborate with engineers to architect and execute the roadmap.
  • Identify and apply AI to enhance experiences and productivity.
  • Lead AI best practices for software development at scale.
  • Promote software best practices across the organization.
  • Champion operational excellence: reduce debt, improve availability, monitor systems.
  • Lead design reviews and scale processes for delivery.
  • Mentor developers up to Principal SDE level; no direct reports.

Skills

Technical leadership
Strategic thinking
Software architecture
Analytical problem solving
Excellent communication
Mentoring
Public speaking to leadership
AI/ML applications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline

Tools

AWS

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an exceptionally talented Sr Principal Software Engineer to lead the technical strategy for the Software Development organization. This role spans aerospace software used across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and test, influencing thousands of users daily.

You will present to senior leadership, collaborate with Principal Engineers, and guide AI-driven improvements while advancing best practices and scalable architectures.

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