REMAX · 17 hours ago
Principal Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$110K/yr - $175K/yr
8+ years expRE/MAX is seeking an accomplished Principal Software Engineer to serve as a key technical leader and architectural visionary, driving the design and development of their next‑generation real estate technology platforms. In this role, you will guide engineering strategy, architect large-scale applications, and collaborate across teams to deliver secure, high‑performance systems.
Commercial Real EstateFranchiseProperty ManagementReal Estate
Responsibilities
Architect and own end‑to‑end technical solutions across front‑end, back‑end, and data layers for enterprise-scale products
Drive cloud-native architecture on AWS, including microservices, event-driven patterns, security controls, and scalable data workflows
Lead cross-team architectural reviews, ensuring alignment with engineering best practices, long-term platform strategy, and organizational technical standards
Champion DevOps, embedding security, quality, and observability into every stage of the SDLC
Champion observability across the organization, ensuring systems are setup for deep visibility, actionable alerts, and fast root-cause analysis
Design, build, and maintain applications using Next.js, NestJS, and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks
Build robust APIs, services, and distributed systems using Node.js-based server frameworks
Support rich front-end experiences, focusing on performance, accessibility, and scalable UI architecture
Develop efficient data access patterns using both relational and NoSQL databases
Implement and evolve CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI to improve deployment frequency, reliability, and operational excellence
Deploy, monitor, and optimize applications on AWS
Integrate and operationalize observability tooling, including logging frameworks, metrics collection, distributed tracing, dashboards, and alerting systems
Partner with Product, Data, Architecture, Platform Engineering, Security, and peer Principal Engineers to drive strategic initiatives and technical roadmaps
Translate complex technical concepts into business-aligned recommendations for stakeholders
Serve as a key voice in engineering strategy, bringing clarity and thought leadership to complex organizational decisions
Mentor engineers at all levels through pairing, architecture reviews, and continuous knowledge-sharing practices
Foster a culture of engineering excellence based on collaboration, craftsmanship, innovation, and continuous improvement
Lead teams in solving the organization's most challenging technical problems with creativity and long-term thinking
Qualification
Required
8+ years of progressive full‑stack engineering experience, with deep expertise in front-end, back-end, and data architecture
Advanced proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Next.js, NestJS, Node.js, and modern application frameworks
Strong experience with both NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB) and SQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL)
Expert in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred)
Extensive experience architecting and deploying solutions on AWS
Hands-on experience with logs, metrics, tracing, APM tools, and observability platforms
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders
Preferred
10+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in a senior technical leadership or principal engineer role
Proven ability to architect large-scale, distributed, cloud-native systems in production environments
Demonstrated experience influencing cross-functional strategy and driving technical decisions across multiple teams
Ability to evaluate emerging technologies and guide adoption across the organization
Deep understanding and experience architecting highly available systems that are highly performant and follow industry standards for observability, alerting, and logging
Experience architecting and optimizing SaaS platforms with eCommerce integrations, leveraging SEO best practices, geo‑aware capabilities, and LLM-driven features to enhance personalization, search relevance, and global user experience
Benefits
Competitive medical, dental and vision benefits
401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plans with optional company match
Health savings account with a company contribution
Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care and transportation)
Company-paid maternity, adoption, foster and parental leave
Educational assistance
Student Loan Support Services
Paid employee assistance program
At least 9 paid holidays, and potential for up to 16, including discretionary early closures before holidays and company events. (More than your average company!)
MORE Time Away Program gives employees flexibility around time off needs and lets employees take time off as they need it, rather than waiting for accruals
ClassPass discount and monthly subsidy
Free covered garage parking (car chargers and bike racks available)
And More!
Company
REMAX
As one of the leading global real estate franchisors, RE/MAX, LLC is a subsidiary of RE/MAX Holdings (NYSE: RMAX) with more than 140,000 agents in almost 9,000 offices and a presence in more than 110 countries and territories.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2013-10-02IPO
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Leadership Team
Cesar Duran
Owner
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