Principal Software Engineer

Summary

Join Hypergiant, a Texas-based software company, as a Principal Software Engineer to build a training platform for our cloud-first command and control software. This full-time remote role (US-based) involves collaborating with clients and internal teams to design, develop, and deploy high-quality software applications. You will work closely with product owners, designers, and leadership on critical training software. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in full-stack software development, system architecture, and team mentorship. Hypergiant offers a generous benefits package including unlimited PTO, medical benefits, and a flexible work environment.

Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in full-stack software design and development
• 7+ years of experience working on system architecture and integration with third-party APIs
• Comfortable performing research and discovery, and synthesizing your thoughts through architecture and technical roadmaps
• Experience developing resilient file-transfer and data-streaming architectures
• Experience working with static-site generation frameworks (Astro, Next.JS, Gatsby, etc)
• Ability to manage client expectations and project timelines
• Demonstrated experience in managing, mentoring & coaching development teams in an Agile environment
• Penchant for learning new technologies, balanced with strong pragmatic thinking
• Proficient with version control and effective collaborative development workflows

Responsibilities

• Meet with clients (business and technical) and extract information necessary to document architecture encompassing business processes and systems
• Perform technical evaluations of prototypes and requirements and provide feedback to Product Owners, Designers, and Architects to ensure feasibility and performance at scale
• Document and maintain records for decisions behind architectural choices and current state of the training platform
• Build web applications conforming to our design system and ready for integrating continuous updates to reflect the features and functionality of partner software
• Implement pixel-perfect Figma designs that replicate interactive prototype functions
• Support development, test, build, and deployment of software applications to unclassified and classified production environments
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks, tools, and processes for continuous improvement
• Solve complex problems by finding alternative solutions to critical technical issues and mitigating or avoiding risk
• Proactively address security requirements and other constraints as they are discovered or identified

Preferred Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software design and development
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field
• Understanding of the ML production ecosystem (data ingestion, inferencing, monitoring, etc)
• Experience with containers and OCI-based runtimes (k8s, Podman, Docker, etc)
• Experience with javascript, typescript, and React frameworks
• Performance engineering experience on near real time systems
• Geospatial information systems (GIS) experience
• Experience integrating with third-party authentication software
• Experience with video game development or immersive training environments
• Experience in the DOD training and education career fields
• Ability to travel up to 20%
• Active US DOD security clearance

Benefits

• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• 14 Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Flexible Work Environment with Remote Options
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Optional HSA and FSA
• Complimentary Life Insurance
• Personal & Professional Development Reimbursement
• Short Term & Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401k with Matching
• Diversity & Inclusion Workplace Initiatives