Principle Applications Developer

Piper Companies is seeking a Principal Application Engineer to support the design and delivery of a modern digital life insurance platform through hybrid work in Frederick, MD
. This is a senior, hands‑on technical role responsible for driving engineering excellence, shaping scalable system design, and influencing technical direction across multiple products and teams.

• Design and build scalable, highly available backend systems and distributed microservices using C#/.NET and cloud technologies, ensuring reliability and performance in production.
• Lead complex engineering initiatives by setting technical standards, participating in architecture and code reviews, and removing delivery obstacles.
• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to deliver secure, customer‑focused solutions aligned with enterprise and compliance requirements.

• 10+ years of backend software development experience, with deep hands‑on expertise in object‑oriented programming (C# strongly preferred).
• 3+ years designing distributed systems and maintaining live, production‑grade services.
• Strong experience with Dev Ops, CI/CD, and cloud environments;
  Azure experience highly preferred.
• Solid understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and secure software development practices.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience required;
  Master’s degree preferred.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

• Salary Range: $140,000 - $180,000 (depending on experience) + 20% annual bonus potential
• Comprehensive benefits;
  Hybrid Work, Annual Incentive Plan, Sign-on bonus and long-term incentives possible, health, life, and dental insurance, 401K with company match up to 6% as well as a pension package, generous time off, and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year