Principal Software Engineer I

Summary

Join ConnectWise as a Principal Software Engineer I and contribute to the development of high-quality, innovative software. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of software deliverables, including designs, codes, and tests, while adhering to industry and organizational standards. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining large-scale production services, web applications, data pipelines, and streaming systems, ensuring their reliability and performance. You will also participate in debugging production issues, improving engineering standards, and contributing to the testing process. This position requires strong programming skills, knowledge of relevant software development tools, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Ability to manage projects and processes independently with limited supervision
• Advanced knowledge of applicable work area
• Ability to situationally adapt and understand new technology/processes as per business requirement
• Knowledge of a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures
• Ability to work constructively and independently under stress and pressure in a fast paced, multi-tasking environment
• Ability to manage competing priorities while producing high quality work
• Ability to interact positively and openly with colleagues and external business contacts, with strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organization and time-management skills with the ability to meet reasonable deadlines
• Strong knowledge of programming languages and software basics
• Strong knowledge of relevant software development tools including version control, build processes, debuggers, and test frameworks
• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent business experience
• 5+ years of relevant experience

Responsibilities

• Provides support to the Engineering teams, with a high attention to detail
• Researches, analyzes, and documents findings
• May coach and review the work of other team members
• Designs, builds, and maintains large-scale production services, web applications, data pipelines, and streaming systems
• Works on systems critical to company’s current and future operations
• Debugs production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
• Assists with improvement of organizational engineering standards, tooling, and processes
• Participates in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing, and certification of software
• Evaluates codes to ensure validity, proper structure, alignment with industry standards, and compatibility with operating systems
• Maintains an understanding of current technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in cloud-based CI/CD (CircleCI, GOCD, and Gitlab pipelines)

Benefits

• Onsite/Hybrid/Remote depending on location
• 0-10% travel may be required