Principal Software Engineer

We engineer high-availability platforms, and we are searching for a Principal Software Engineer fluent in Webpack to keep them humming. This AL role reads like an upgrade — $123,000 - $193,000, contract hours, 9 years valued, and a path that does not dead-end.

• Trace a technology number back through Ruby services until it finally adds up
• Collaborate with product and design teams to ship features end to end
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable .NET Core acceptance criteria
• Question the proudly-imperfect Flexibility pattern everyone copied and propose something cleaner
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Ruby libraries
• Ship incremental improvements to BKD's Montgomery platform on a regular cadence

• A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Montgomery, AL deadlines bring
• Proven .NET Core judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
• Willingness to commute to Montgomery, AL or work flexibly as needed
• A candidly-kind bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait

BKD exists for one stubborn reason: the technology tools everyone settled for were never good enough, so we rebuilt them from Montgomery, AL. Our Montgomery team would rather over-communicate than leave a teammate guessing at midnight.

We anchor everything in $123,000 - $193,000, then add mentorship, benefits, and the freedom to flex your contract schedule around real life.

This Principal Software Engineer posting is fresh, active, and open for business right now.