- Company: Get A Job.ai
- Location: United States
- Salary: Pay not listed
Website Get A Job.ai
Represented by Get A Job.ai
About This Opportunity
Get A Job.ai is representing a confidential technology consulting organization in their search for a Principal Software Engineer. This is a 100% remote position open to candidates across the United States.
Our client is an established firm delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions. They're seeking a technical leader with deep expertise in distributed systems and a proven track record of driving architectural decisions at enterprise scale.
Responsibilities
- Design and architect distributed, high-scale systems for production environments
- Lead cross-team technical initiatives spanning multiple business units
- Drive architectural decision-making and establish engineering standards across the organization
- Mentor senior engineers and actively shape engineering culture and practices
- Optimize system performance, reliability, and cost efficiency at scale
- Guide multi-year transformation programs and technical roadmaps
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
What We're Looking For
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Proven expertise designing distributed, high-scale production systems
- Advanced proficiency in Java, Go, C++, or similar backend languages
- Deep understanding of data modeling, system optimization, and performance tuning
- Strong expertise in reliability engineering and distributed architectures
- Demonstrated leadership in enterprise-scale architectural decisions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Track record of mentoring senior engineers and influencing engineering culture
Preferred Qualifications:
- Public technical contributions (papers, conference talks, open source leadership)
- Experience driving multi-year transformation programs
- Familiarity with FinOps and large-scale cost optimization
- Exposure to regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, government)
- Advanced degree or equivalent industry recognition
Visa Status: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. New H-1B sponsorship is not available for this position.
How We Work With You
When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our recruiting team will review your qualifications and conduct an initial screen. If there's a strong match, we'll submit your profile to our client for consideration and guide you through their interview process. Please do not contact the client directly—all communication should go through our talent team to ensure the best experience for everyone involved.
Pay
This is a full-time, direct W2 position. Pay via Get A Job.ai: $100,000–$150,000 annually, based on experience and qualifications.
Equal Employment Opportunity: Get A Job.ai is committed to equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
Apply with Get A Job.ai
A recruiter will review your profile and submit you to the client. Do not contact the client directly.
Apply through Get A Job.ai. A recruiter will review your profile and submit you. Do not contact the client directly.
Apply through Get A Job.ai. A recruiter will review your profile and submit you.
Explore Get A Job.ai online
Working in United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States also asserts sovereignty over five major island territories and various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's th
Note: US observes a public holiday on Sep 7 — Labour Day.
🇺🇸 Relocation safety for US: Exercise Normal Caution — via Warnely, CC BY 4.0
National unemployment rate in US: 4.2% — via World Bank
National job openings rate: 4.4% — via BLS JOLTS
Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.1% — via FRED
National quits rate: 2.0% — via FRED (BLS JOLTS)
Weekly initial unemployment claims: 203,000 — via FRED
GDP per capita in US: $90,027 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in US: 2.2% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800 — via OECD
About this role & career path
Traits that fit this role
- Innovation
- Adaptability
- Achievement Orientation
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Attention to Detail
Source: O*NET Work Styles (Distinctiveness Rank).
Typical preparation needed: Job Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. — via O*NET
Industry news
- The Great Coding Reset: How AI is changing software engineering - Business Insider
- I was a software engineer who couldn't get excited about AI. Now I'm studying to be a nurse. - Business Insider
- AI Effect: No More Software Engineer Jobs After 2026? - Gulte
Source: O*NET (public-domain bulk data)
Salary & compensation
Workers in Computer & Mathematical occupations earn a national median of $98,769 — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Job details above are provided by the employer/source. The sections on this page are compiled from public data sources with AI assistance.
Accommodations: if you need a workplace accommodation to apply for or perform this job, see ADA.gov or EEOC.gov for guidance on your rights and how to request one.
Listing facts
- Role Principal Software Engineer
- Employer Get A Job.ai
- Location United States
- Type Full Time
- Pay (from listing) Pay not listed
- Posted September 6, 2026
- Apply by October 6, 2026
- Country United States
- Overview Full job description on this page (408 words)
Facts above come from this job record on Get A Job.AI — not copied from third-party review sites.
Typical work in Senior Software Engineer
Independent occupational context from O*NET (U.S. public-domain labor data). This is about the occupation, not a rewrite of this employer's posting.
- Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan installation of a new system or modification of an existing system.
- Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
- Confer with data processing or project managers to obtain information on limitations or capabilities for data processing projects.
- Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
- Consult with customers or other departments on project status, proposals, or technical issues, such as software system design or maintenance.
- Coordinate installation of software system.
Limited public data for this employer
We only show facts we can ground in public sources (Wikidata, O*NET, news/discussion links, or this listing). We do not invent Glassdoor-style ratings, salaries, or testimonials when data is thin. Use the listing facts, occupation context, and related openings below while we continue researching.
Explore related openings
Occupation family: Senior Software Engineer
Keep exploring on Get A Job.ai
Not quite the right fit? Your next opportunity is a click away.
- Browse all jobs
- More jobs by category
- Remote jobs you can do from anywhere
- Research typical pay for this role
- Set a job alert so new matches reach you first
- Upload your resume to apply faster
Hiring instead? Post a job and reach candidates searching right now.