Principal Full-Stack Software Engineer

Principal Full-Stack Software Engineer

First Fed Port Angeles, Washington, United States

Who We Are

First Fed is a local community bank on an exciting growth trajectory with 17 locations including 12 full-service branches in Western Washington. First Fed was recognized by the Puget Sound Business Journal as a Best Workplace and a Top Corporate Philanthropist. By popular vote, First Fed received awards for Best Bank in The Best of the Northwest, Best Banker in Readers’ Choice by Cascadia Daily News, and Peninsula Daily News named us Best Bank on the Olympic Peninsula.

We also received a Best-In-State bank award from Forbes.

For over 100 years First Fed has served our customers and communities throughout the PNW. We’ve donated over $9 million to non-profit organizations in the past 8 years through our foundations, sponsor ships, direct donations, and matched employee donations. Our amazing team has volunteered over 25,000 hours in the past 5 years – many by using our benefit of 3 paid volunteer days per year!

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds – our diversity makes us stronger. Join our award‑winning team!

Our Values

Optimism:
We are positive and decisive. We believe the future will be better than the past. Our attitude demonstrates persistence which leads to success.

Initiative:
We are self‑starters and find innovative solutions. We are courageous, entrepreneurial, and passionate. We take action for good.

Respect:
We include individuals from diverse backgrounds and with different perspectives. We are committed to honoring and serving others.

Growth:
We learn and adapt so we can continually improve. We believe in personal growth through grit and determination.

Ownership:
We are invested in our endeavors. We are accountable and take responsibility for our actions and decisions.

The Principal Full‑Stack Software Engineer serves as a senior technical leader responsible for designing, evolving, and scaling critical customer‑facing and operational systems across First Fed’s digital banking ecosystem. This hands‑on role is focused on delivering high‑quality, cloud‑native systems with an emphasis on customer experience, frontend development, and platform reliability. The role operates at a systems level—owning complex integrations, improving existing workflows, and modernizing legacy solutions without disrupting the business.

This engineer will also help elevate engineering practices and leverage AI‑assisted development and intelligent automation to improve delivery speed, system quality, and user outcomes.

Engineering & System Ownership

• Design, build, and maintain cloud‑native applications and services in Azure.
• Own systems end‑to‑end across frontend, backend, APIs, and data flows.
• Write high‑quality, maintainable production code.

Customer Experience & Frontend

• Build modern, responsive web applications using React, Type Script, and modern UI patterns.
• Create intuitive, performant, and accessible user experiences.
• Partner with Product and Design to translate workflows into high‑quality digital experiences.

API & Integration Development

• Design and implement RESTful and event‑driven APIs.
• Integrate with core banking systems, fintech partners, and internal platforms.
• Build resilient data flows for ingestion, validation, and reconciliation.

Modernization & Reliability

• Improve and modernize legacy systems and workflows.
• Strengthen system reliability through monitoring, alerting, and observability.
• Develop internal tools to improve operational visibility and efficiency.

Dev Ops & Engineering Productivity

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub and modern Dev Ops practices.
• Apply automation and Infrastructure‑as‑Code for scalable deployments.
• Improve developer experience and delivery velocity.

AI‑Augmented Engineering

• Use AI‑assisted tools to improve development speed and code quality.
• Embed practical AI capabilities into systems (e.g., validation, routing, decision support).
• Identify high‑impact use cases for AI in customer and operational workflows.

Technical Leadership

• Set engineering standards and best practices.
• Lead design discussions and influence architecture…