SWE & App Arch Assoc Principal Engineer

Job description

## Overview Ship production Java end-to-end within a bounded context — partner with stakeholders to convert ambiguous asks into crisp specs, then design, build, and ship standards-compliant code in days. Own contracts, data model, and test strategy alongside the code. Use Claude Code as a force multiplier with the adversarial-review discipline to catch model drift before it merges. Hold the line on the team's quality gates: tests green, contract parity intact, observability wired in. "Done" means passes the gates — not "works on my machine." ## Responsibilities - Guide engineering teams across S&T priorities. - Develop and maintain digital products using industry‑standard software engineering practices. - Create roadmaps and implementation plans aligned with business strategy. - Support AI‑driven, data‑powered digital solutions. - Troubleshoot delivery risks, issues, and impediments. - Partner with business stakeholders to recommend strategic solutions. - Experience in Code reviews and guiding the team. ## Qualifications - Bachelor degree in Engineering - 9+ years software development experience. - 3+ years architecting fault‑tolerant, high‑scale distributed systems. - Strong in: - Java, Spring/Spring Boot - Backend microservices - REST APIs - Serverless computing - Cloud (Azure, AWS) - AI tools like Copilot, Devin or Windsurf - High‑throughput distributed systems - Design patterns, data structures, algorithms