Principal Software Engineer, Front-end

Everfi

Principal Software Engineer leading complex engineering work for a remote education technology company. Setting technical standards and mentoring to build a high-quality education platform.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $130,000 - $155,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsJavaScriptJestMicroservicesMochaReactVue.jsWebpackYarn

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain the most complex components of the software platform — including core system services, high-reliability infrastructure, critical APIs, and integration architecture
Analyze system performance, scalability constraints, and technical debt, and develop and execute remediation plans that improve reliability and long-term maintainability
Evaluate emerging software engineering tools, architectural patterns, and methodologies
Define and champion engineering best practices, code standards, testing frameworks, and architectural guidelines
Conduct rigorous code and design reviews
Develop and maintain authoritative technical documentation
Own the technical design of major platform initiatives
Partner closely with peers and technical leaders on platform roadmap decisions
Ensure that system design decisions account for security, reliability, observability, and compliance requirements
Serve as the primary technical mentor for less experienced engineers on the team
Contribute to onboarding frameworks and internal technical learning resources
Partner with Product, QA, and Operations stakeholders on technical requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of a bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred
8 -10 years of progressive experience in software engineering or a closely related discipline, with a demonstrable record of designing and building complex, production-grade software systems in a SaaS or technology environment
Expert-level proficiency in system design, including distributed systems, microservices architecture, API design, cloud infrastructure patterns, and reliability engineering
Experience with component-based frameworks like React or Vue and an ability to identify and architect reusable components for varied use-cases is required
Experience writing front end code using JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, ARIA and other related user interface technologies is required
Understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, HTTP, AJAX, and REST
Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable web application
Experience with front-end build/config management, such as yarn/npm, webpack (or similar tools like rollup/parcel), and testing tools like Jasmine, Karma, Mocha, Enzyme, Jest, etc is preferred
Proven track record of mentoring and elevating less experienced engineers through technical engagement, feedback, and knowledge-sharing without requiring formal management authority
Experience or interest in AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) is a nice to have; we support and encourage growth in this area

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% Remote position
Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
401(K) with matching contribution
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)

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Hard Skills & Tools

system designdistributed systemsmicroservices architectureAPI designcloud infrastructure patternsreliability engineeringfront end developmentJavaScriptHTML5CSS3

Soft Skills

mentoringtechnical engagementfeedbackknowledge-sharingcollaboration

Certifications

bachelor's degree in computer sciencebachelor's degree in Software Engineeringadvanced degree in related technical field