Principal Software Engineer; Remote

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Principal Software Engineer. This role has a significant impact on designing and delivering innovative mobile applications that serve the public. You will collaborate closely with various stakeholders to create secure, user-friendly solutions while ensuring high standards of performance and maintainability. The responsibilities include hands-on software development, technical leadership, and setting the technical direction for production systems.

Your contributions will help shape effective digital services that improve lives and enhance government functions.

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs supporting user intake and data workflows.
• Own backend architecture decisions including data models and service boundaries.
• Implement secure application logic for systems handling sensitive data.
• Design and maintain well-documented APIs with explicit contracts and validation rules.
• Support mobile and web clients with reliable backend services.
• Contribute to frontend implementation ensuring accessibility and mobile constraints.
• Build and maintain CI / CD pipelines and automated tests for frequent deployments.
• Instrument backend services for observability and performance analysis.
• Operate effectively within public‑sector compliance environments.
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews and direct contributions.

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with architecture ownership at scale.
• Experience with mobile‑first solutions and GIS map‑based data integration.
• Proven accountability for production outcomes.
• Elevated decision‑making authority in technical direction.
• 3+ years of experience with map‑based search implementations in web applications (desired).

• Highly competitive salary and full healthcare benefits.
• Remote work environment with expected hours of 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern.
• Occasional travel for training and project meetings (less than 5% per year).
• Opportunity to work on meaningful projects that enhance government services.

We use an AI‑powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top‑fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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