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Empower · 9 hours ago

Principal Software Engineer (Java and Spring Boot)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$125K/yr - $182K/yr

7+ years exp

Empower is dedicated to transforming financial lives through a flexible work environment and a commitment to well-being. The Principal Software Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for architecting and implementing complex software solutions, driving technical excellence, and guiding major engineering projects.

Employee BenefitsNon ProfitSocial

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provide technical feasibility and evaluation of the product based on the business needs

Provide technical leadership to the team in design finalization, code reviews, and resolving production support and maintenance issues

Lead design and implementation of critical software components and systems

Mentor technical members of the team

Contribute to the development of coding standards, best practices, and guidelines

Collaborate with stakeholders to define and execute the technical roadmap

Stay informed about emerging technologies and industry trends to drive technical innovation

Hands-on role which involves coding on day-to-day basis

Lead domain modelling designs

Responsible for production on-call duties like any other team member

Produce high quality design documentation

Qualification

JavaSpring BootCloud Native technologiesAWS/EKSSQL/NOSQLDomain driven modelingAPI developmentCloud architecture certificationsService mesh technologiesSRE practicesProblem-solvingCommunication skillsMentoring

Required

7+ years of expertise in Java, Spring boot microservices and Cloud Native technologies or similar (including 2+ years in a lead or principal capacity)

Designed, developed, and maintained a complex software solution involving multiple stakeholders

Proficient in AWS/EKS and SQL/NOSQL platforms

Deep knowledge and understanding of Cloud based development tools and processes

Proven experience in designing critical applications that interact with several other systems internally and externally

Deep knowledge and understanding of software development process in a distributed multi geography team environment

Good hands-on experience in domain driven modeling and API development

Good working knowledge of SRE practices and responsibilities

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills including written and oral

Proven team player who can mentor other technical members of the team

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Preferred

Preferred knowledge of service mesh technologies like Istio/Envoy

Architecture level cloud or product certifications

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance

Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year

Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans

Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year

Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year

Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)

Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.