Principal Software Engineer

At IBM, the Principal Software Engineer owns the problem end to end, from the first Kotlin prototype to the 3 a.m. pager that never rings. Put your 8 years of experience to work in a $136,000 - $206,000 role with ownership, mentorship, and room to grow.

• Build Prioritization dashboards so IBM's technology team stops asking engineers for numbers
• Lead technical design reviews for principal technology initiatives
• Trace a technology number back through Next.js services until it finally adds up
• Mentor newer principal hires on how IBM actually wires Next.js together
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the technology team
• Keep Kotlin schemas backward-compatible so IBM never forces a breaking upgrade
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Node.js and Next.js
• Re-architect the technology flow so Node.js handles ten times Stillwater's current load

• Principal fluency in Django, with Elasticsearch on your roadmap
• A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself
• Solid Prioritization grounding, plus Scrum you can pick up on the fly
• Sound instincts for reading a room you've never been in before

IBM is a Stillwater, OK-based company on a candidly-kind path to redefine the technology industry. We keep our process light so engineers can spend their energy on Node.js and Scrum, not bureaucracy.

Here is the deal: $136,000 - $206,000, a mentor who answers, benefits that hold up, and a flexible part-time schedule that fits real life.

This posting reflects an open need we are working to close this quarter.

Got 10 of technology experience itching for a new home? This is the door.