Principal Software Engineer

TRAC Recruiting

Principal Software Engineer developing scalable AWS cloud-native SaaS solutions for secure internet connectivity. Leading architectural strategy and mentoring teams to innovate and implement best practices in engineering.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $175,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Amazon RedshiftAWSCloudDynamoDBJavaScript.NETNode.jsNoSQLPythonSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect, design, and implement scalable, secure, cloud-native solutions within AWS across multi-tenant, high-transaction environments
Design and maintain event-driven and serverless architectures using AWS technologies such as Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridge, API Gateway, and Step Functions
Partner with architects and senior engineering leaders to define technical strategy and provide architectural guidance across teams and initiatives
Drive end-to-end ownership of solutions from requirements gathering and system design through deployment and operational support
Champion security-first engineering practices, ensuring compliance and proper handling of sensitive data across all services
Establish and evolve engineering standards, patterns, and best practices that scale with the organization
Mentor engineers at all levels and foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning
Lead cross-functional initiatives with Product, UX, and Engineering teams to deliver business outcomes
Leverage AI tools and repeatable AI-assisted workflows to improve development speed, quality, and engineering efficiency
Optimize software and infrastructure performance to reduce operational costs and cloud spend
Support vendor and technology partner relationships
Participate in Agile development processes, including two-week sprint cycles
Participate in an on-call rotation as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of software engineering experience with increasing technical leadership responsibilities
Deep expertise in AWS cloud services and hands-on experience building complex serverless and event-driven architectures
Strong experience in at least two of the technologies with willingness to work across all three: .NET/C#, Node.js/TypeScript, and Python
Strong understanding of secure software development practices, including encryption, access controls, data isolation, and compliance within multi-tenant SaaS platforms
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases including SQL Server, DynamoDB, and OpenSearch
Proven success building and operating scalable, high-performance backend systems in high-volume environments
Demonstrated ownership of large-scale solutions from architecture and implementation through production support
Experience using AI in engineering workflows, including experience building repeatable AI-assisted systems that improve development quality, speed, or efficiency
Experience designing RESTful APIs and event-driven integration patterns
Proven experience delivering software within Agile teams
Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines and deployment infrastructure using tools such as CloudFormation, CDK, Kraken, or similar IaC frameworks is a plus
Experience with data lake and business intelligence technologies such as AWS Athena, Redshift, Glue, or QuickSight is a plus
Experience with storage architecture and infrastructure design is a plus
Database administration or backup DBA experience across relational, NoSQL, or in-memory databases
AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect, Developer, or Security Specialty is a plus
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Collaborative mindset with a proactive approach, strong curiosity, and passion for learning new technologies.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Architect, design, and implement scalable, secure, cloud-native solutions within AWS across multi-tenant, high-transaction environments
Design and maintain event-driven and serverless architectures using AWS technologies such as Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridge, API Gateway, and Step Functions
Partner with architects and senior engineering leaders to define technical strategy and provide architectural guidance across teams and initiatives
Drive end-to-end ownership of solutions from requirements gathering and system design through deployment and operational support
Champion security-first engineering practices, ensuring compliance and proper handling of sensitive data across all services
Establish and evolve engineering standards, patterns, and best practices that scale with the organization
Mentor engineers at all levels and foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning
Lead cross-functional initiatives with Product, UX, and Engineering teams to deliver business outcomes
Leverage AI tools and repeatable AI-assisted workflows to improve development speed, quality, and engineering efficiency
Optimize software and infrastructure performance to reduce operational costs and cloud spend
Support vendor and technology partner relationships
Participate in Agile development processes, including two-week sprint cycles
Participate in an on-call rotation as needed 🎯 Requirements
12+ years of software engineering experience with increasing technical leadership responsibilities
Deep expertise in AWS cloud services and hands-on experience building complex serverless and event-driven architectures
Strong experience in at least two of the technologies with willingness to work across all three: .NET/C#, Node.js/TypeScript, and Python
Strong understanding of secure software development practices, including encryption, access controls, data isolation, and compliance within multi-tenant SaaS platforms
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases including SQL Server, DynamoDB, and OpenSearch
Proven success building and operating scalable, high-performance backend systems in high-volume environments
Demonstrated ownership of large-scale solutions from architecture and implementation through production support
Experience using AI in engineering workflows, including experience building repeatable AI-assisted systems that improve development quality, speed, or efficiency
Experience designing RESTful APIs and event-driven integration patterns
Proven experience delivering software within Agile teams
Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines and deployment infrastructure using tools such as CloudFormation, CDK, Kraken, or similar IaC frameworks is a plus
Experience with data lake and business intelligence technologies such as AWS Athena, Redshift, Glue, or QuickSight is a plus
Experience with storage architecture and infrastructure design is a plus
Database administration or backup DBA experience across relational, NoSQL, or in-memory databases
AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect, Developer, or Security Specialty is a plus
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
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Hard Skills & Tools

AWS.NETC#Node.jsTypeScriptPythonserverless architectureevent-driven architectureRESTful APIsCI/CD

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationproactive approachcuriositypassion for learningownershipinnovationcontinuous learning

Certifications

AWS Solutions ArchitectAWS DeveloperAWS Security Specialty