Principal Software Engineer; aka Principal SWE

Overview

As a Principal Software Engineer at Alex Lee, you deliver high performing, robust, scalable and maintainable software, and as needed, mentor other software engineers. You collaborate with cross-functional teams, document system designs, and report on project status. Continuous improvement and adoption of the best practices are essential to your success as a Principal software engineer. Your contributions enhance product performance while maintaining high standards.

This is a remote position with office visits for meetings a few times a year in Hickory, NC

• 1. Technical Leadership:
  • Leads by example and mentors others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across products.
  • Holds accountability as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers across products/solutions, working on‑call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.
  • Serves as a subject matter expert for your assigned component, providing mentorship and expertise to build knowledge and capabilities within engineering teams.
  • Plays an active role in maintaining an inclusive and positive culture through active participation in team discourse, providing mentorship for junior team members and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
  • Actively schedules and attends code reviews to maximize quality, security and maintainability of all software.
  • Quickly identifies and resolves complex technical issues and recommends and implements permanent robust solutions.
• 2. Collaboration and Cross‑Functional Teams:
  • Partners with cross‑functional teams to determine user requirements and drive project plans, releases, and overall development.
  • Collaborates with peers across the organization on projects that turn opportunity into results.
• 3. Documentation and Transparency:
  • Documents system designs, processes, and architecture for transparency and future reference, complying with standards developed by architecture teams.
  • Reports on project status, challenges, and results to stakeholders.
• 4. Continuous Improvement and Best Practices:
  • Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns to improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while sharing knowledge with other engineers.
  • Contributes to the continual improvement of your team’s quality standards and engineering processes.

Requires either a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

8+ years software engineering experience including but not limited to the following technologies/skills:

• Coding
  
  Languages:
  
  Proficiency in C# and SQL; knowledge of Java script, CSS, HTML5, React is beneficial but not required.
• Coding Skills/Technology Stacks: Familiarity with ASP.NET MVC, .NET Core, Entity Framework, Microservices, LINQ (proficient), REST APIs, Full Stack Applications, Azure Dev Ops & GIT, Azure CI/CD Pipelines, T‑SQL, Relational Database Design/Development, Hangfire, Kendo UI, jQuery, Rabbit
  
  MQ, Azure Service Bus, etc.
• .NET
  
  Experience:
  
  Multiple years of full‑time experience with .NET Core 3 framework or higher. We are continually transitioning to the latest .NET Frameworks. Experience with classic .NET is also valued.
• Agile
  
  Experience:
  
  Daily Standups/Scrums, Sprint Planning, Reviews & Retrospectives, and daily peer code reviews. Proficiency in these areas is important, especially at the senior level and above, where we expect individuals to lead and engage in these agile ceremonies effectively.
• Soft Skills: Problem‑solving abilities, effective time management, willingness to learn and seek assistance, openness to daily feedback from multiple perspectives through Pull Request reviews, and the ability to peer review other team members.