AlixPartners · 4 days ago
Principal Engineer
Silicon Valley
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$170K/yr - $400K/yr
15+ years expAlixPartners is a consulting firm that addresses complex challenges and fosters an inclusive environment for its employees. They are seeking a Principal Engineer to create scalable software solutions, modernize existing platforms, and provide technical leadership to drive business growth and innovation.
Business DevelopmentConsultingProfessional Services
Responsibilities
Create scalable, reliable, and high-performing software solutions that multiply our clients’ results and drive business growth
Modernize and mature existing platforms, drive adoption of best engineering processes, foster innovation, and accelerate productivity
The Principal Engineer takes a hands-on role, both at the architecture and code level in advancing our technical goals
Drive and evangelize architecture for new and existing platforms and applications
Accountable for delivering thought leadership, strategic direction, and consulting, standards, and technology guidance with the goal in achieving business objectives
Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance new architectures for both existing business solutions and cutting-edge innovation solutions
Leads and participates in the development of architecture strategies, frameworks and architecture governance processes
Establishes long-term software architecture direction to ensure sound investment decisions
Foster close communication with key stakeholders and product owners to improve transparency regarding engineering costs and the development of service level agreements (SLAs)
Accelerate the standardization of engineering processes, software libraries, reusable components within the Product Innovation Model across the firm
Develop, train, and drive adoption of modern software engineering principles, guidelines, processes, re-usable tools, and technologies to maximize efficiency and accelerate productivity for P&P engineers
Ensure alignment, consistency, and uniformity across the firm to help streamline workflows and procedures for product innovation
Enhance engineering processes with a focus on efficiency, collaboration, and scalability across the P&P engineering organization
Advance the maturity of the engineering guild through technical leadership through best practices and adoption of newer technologies
Provide mentorship, create or identify engineering training programs and continuous learning opportunities for all P&P engineers
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to pinpoint opportunities for technological advancements and creative solutions
Collaborate with leaders and key stakeholders and continue to contribute expertise on overall technical feasibility, technology selection, implementation approach, and architecture of existing and new solutions
Qualification
Required
15+ years working as a Software Engineer, Software Architect, or similarly technical field
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
Demonstrated expertise in software frameworks, technologies, and development
A proven track record of collaborating on technical projects with cross-functional teams
Deep experience in hands-on development work to stand up an architecture and drive the adoption within an organization
Experience working in accordance with DevSecOps principles, and familiarity with industry deployment best practices using CI/CD tools and IaC (Infrastructure as Code)
Proven engineering leadership skills, including leading engineering teams and inspiring and motivating cross-functional teams towards a common goal
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to craft innovative solutions
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders and influence decision-making; adept at translating complex technical details to diverse audiences
Project management skills, including experience with Agile methodologies and project management tools
Preferred
Developed software supporting business consulting fields or enterprise SaaS solutions
Contributions to open-source projects or active involvement in tech communities
Demonstrated ability and enthusiasm to mentor and uplift junior team members or peers
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Willingness to work outside of normal business hours, and in particular as unique projects/needs arise
Ability to work full time in an office and remote environment; physically able to sit/stand at a computer and work in front of a computer screen for significant portions of the workday
Must become familiar with, and promote and abide by, our Core Values as defined by the AlixPartners' Code of Conduct and foster an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organization
Benefits
Health
Vision
Dental
Disability
401K
Tuition reimbursement
Identity theft protection
Mental wellness support
Generous paid leave policy
Company
AlixPartners
For more than forty years, AlixPartners has helped businesses around the world respond quickly and decisively to their most critical challenges – circumstances as diverse as urgent performance improvement, accelerated transformation, complex restructuring and risk mitigation.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2012-06-29Acquired
Leadership Team
David Garfield
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Rob Hornby
Co-CEO
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