Principal Software Engineer
Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, 96721, USA
Listed on 2026-10-28
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Software Development
Backend Developer, Software Engineer, Software Architect, DevOps
Retail Innovation Inc is scaling its technology platform across HI, and the Principal Software Engineer we hire becomes one of its load-bearing decisions. For the documentation-first Principal Software Engineer with 10 years, Retail Innovation Inc answers with $176,000 - $281,000, a freelance setup, and a ladder built for climbing.
Key Responsibilities- Build PostgreSQL self-service tools so Hilo teams stop filing tickets for everything
- Pair-program tricky .NET Core edge cases with engineers across Hilo, HI
- Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
- Own the relentlessly-kind Attention Management subsystem that the rest of Retail Innovation Inc quietly depends on
- Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions
- Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability
- Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Selenium and Work-Life Balance
- Comfort owning technology decisions in a HI market
- Hands-on PostgreSQL experience that survives a whiteboard interview
- At least 10 years of standing behind your own estimates
- Comfort owning a number that goes up or down because of you
- Experience thriving in a learning-obsessed, deadline-driven setting like Retail Innovation Inc
- Demonstrated wins in technology work somewhere near Hilo, HI
The reputation Retail Innovation Inc enjoys across HI wasn't bought; the candor-rich Hilo team earned it one technology project at a time. We value clear writing and honest conversation over status games and politics.
In return for your Elasticsearch expertise, you'll earn $176,000 - $281,000 along with 401(k) matching and flexible remote options.
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