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Principal Engineer

Job in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listing for: City of Chicago
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-05-21
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software, Software Architect, Full Stack Developer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 100000 - 125000 USD Yearly USD 100000.00 125000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

Overview

PRINCIPAL ENGINEER. The Principal Engineer will act as the senior technical authority overseeing enterprise architecture, engineering governance, application modernization, platform integrations, and software engineering standards throughout DTI. They will lead strategic initiatives supporting Microsoft technologies, Salesforce, Service Now, cloud platforms, enterprise integrations, and custom application development to drive citywide operations and digital transformation.

Essential Duties
  • Writes custom code that satisfies customer needs and strives for simplicity, clarity, and testability
  • Collaborates with stakeholders to understand functional and non-functional requirements
  • Develops detailed technical specifications based on conceptual design and requirements
  • Conceptualizes and recommends solutions to development and design problems for large-scale, complex projects
  • Plans and reviews scope of work estimation and forecasting
  • Adheres to architecture, design, implementation, and security standards and best practices
  • Plans and conducts code reviews or uses collaborative programming techniques to promote business outcomes
  • Conducts analyses to determine integration needs, and designs and plans integrations
  • Plans and implements unit and integration tests and conducts functional and performance testing
  • Develops reusable software building blocks to enable faster delivery
  • Improves performance of existing software by diagnosing and resolving critical issues
  • Prepares technical documentation, including software design evaluation plans, test results, and technical manuals
  • Adheres to established development practices and processes
  • Analyzes and creates new configuration for packaged software
  • Reviews new releases of packaged software and identifies new features that can be enabled for business needs
  • May lead cross-functional teams to address business or systems issues
  • Additional duties may be required for this position
Location and Schedule

Location:

2 N. La Salle Street

Days:
Monday - Friday

Hours:

8:00am - 4:00pm

This position is in the Career Service.

Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree, plus five (5) years of experience as a software engineer. If the above criteria are not fulfilled, acceptable options include:

  • Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree or higher, plus four (4) years of experience as a software engineer
  • Graduation from an accredited college with an Associate’s degree, plus seven (7) years of experience as a software engineer
  • Nine (9) years of work experience as a software engineer

Desired

Certifications:

  • Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect
  • Salesforce Architect Certifications
  • Service Now Certifications
  • TOGAF
  • PMP
  • ITIL Foundation
Selection Requirements

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

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