Orion · 7 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer
Jacksonville, FL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$123K/yr - $196K/yr
10+ years expOrion is a company focused on delivering transformative outcomes through innovative technology solutions. The Principal Software Engineer leads the design and development of cloud-native systems, driving engineering standards and addressing complex technical challenges to support the company's growth and strategic goals.
AccountingFinancial ServicesTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Architect and implement large-scale, fully serverless applications using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, EventBridge, SQS/SNS, S3, and RDS
Define the architectural vision for cloud-native, event-driven systems across Orion
Lead design for new platforms, subsystems, and cross-cutting capabilities that support Orion’s growth and scale
Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines that support rapid, consistent deployment
Serve as Orion’s top technical expert in AWS architecture and serverless engineering
Provide guidance, mentorship, and direction to engineers, senior engineers, and tech leads
Lead design reviews, complex debugging efforts, and operational excellence initiatives
Drive adoption of new AWS services, modern distributed system patterns, and emerging technologies—including generative and agentic AI
Partner with Product, Security, DevOps, and business stakeholders to ensure technical decisions support Orion’s strategic goals
Champion secure coding practices, system hardening, and proactive risk mitigation
Build performant, resilient, scalable systems that self-heal and optimize cost
Create and enforce testing strategies, including integrated and automated testing approaches
Diagnose and solve high-severity issues across any layer of the stack—front-end, back-end, database, networking, or infrastructure
Shape the engineering culture by promoting best practices, simplification, and continuous improvement
Influence roadmaps and technology direction through data, experience, and clear communication
Serve as a trusted advisor across engineering teams and to senior leadership
Build strong cross-functional relationships to drive work that impacts multiple areas of the business
Independently define methods, strategies, and technical approaches for novel or ambiguous initiatives
Balance creativity and discipline to build solutions that deliver outsized impact
Maintain a continuous learning practice to stay ahead of rapidly evolving cloud engineering trends
Operate with a platform-owner mindset—thinking holistically about reliability, scale, and long-term maintainability
Tackles high-impact, highly ambiguous problems with no blueprint
Defines technical frameworks, patterns, and decision structures for other engineers to follow
Solutions directly influence Orion’s long-term scalability, reliability, and competitive advantage
Builds influence networks across teams and guides engineering direction at scale
Operates with full independence on new, critical, or technically undefined initiatives
May indirectly lead engineers or project teams through influence and technical direction
Determines architecture, technical strategies, and methods for complex initiatives
Qualification
Required
10+ years of progressive software engineering experience
Demonstrated mastery architecting and building in AWS
Mastery of modern JavaScript/TypeScript and the Node.js ecosystem
Deep experience building rich, modern UIs using React and supporting front-end libraries
Strong understanding of browser capabilities, web performance, and front-end architecture
Advanced SQL and relational database expertise, especially MySQL (schema design, indexing, query optimization)
Knowledge of data lakes and distributed data pipeline technologies
Expertise across AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, SQS, SNS, SES, EventBridge, S3, RDS)
Strong understanding of OAuth2, OpenID Connect, cryptography, and security protocols
Mastery of git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, IaC best practices, and SDLC processes
Broad architectural pattern knowledge (DDD, CQRS, SOLID, event-driven patterns)
Exceptional debugging and problem-solving skills across the full stack
Preferred
AWS Solutions Architect certification (or equivalent experience) strongly preferred
Benefits
Health, dental, vision, and disability coverage on day one
401(k) plan with employer match
Paid parental leave
Pet benefits including pawternity leave and pet insurance
Student loan repayment and more
Company
Orion
Orion is a wealthtech powerhouse delivering an integrated suite of fully connected, disruptive technology and investment solutions on an open architecture platform.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Orion has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Chad Boyer
Chief Technology Officer
Mustapha Baassiri
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
GlobalFinTechSeries
2025-09-12
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