Principal Software Engineer; Java; Washington DC, Philly, Wilmington, Chicago

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Date:
Sep 30, 2026

Location:

Washington, DC, US, 20001 Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Chicago, IL, US, 60606 Wilmington, DE, US, 19801

Company:
Amtrak

As we move America’s workforce toward the future, our goal is to connect businesses and communities across the country. The safety of our passengers, our more than 20,000 colleagues, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to your efforts

Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful  living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

Digital analyzes, designs, develops, and delivers complex digital software solutions that support critical business capabilities. This role serves as a senior technical escalation point for operational support, ensuring timely resolution of complex issues and long‑term system stability. The position provides continuous technical oversight across the project lifecycle and collaborates closely with project managers, business system analysts, IT service owners, architects, and engineering leads to drive the analysis, design, and delivery of high‑quality technical solutions aligned with business and technology strategies.

• Design, develop, and support enterprise applications and APIs using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS cloud services.
• Lead technical design, code reviews, architecture discussions, and modernization initiatives.
• Develop and maintain cloud-native, microservices-based, and event-driven solutions.
• Build and support REST/SOAP integrations and mission-critical backend services.
• Collaborate with Agile teams to deliver high-quality software using CI/CD, test automation, and Dev Ops practices.
• Provide production support, troubleshoot complex issues, and drive root cause analysis and remediation.
• Leverage Git Hub Copilot and AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and code quality.
• Lead software development, ensuring clear requirements, documented methodology, and unit testing to deliver code as designed; design sustainable architecture.
• Evaluate operational feasibility through analysis, problem definition, requirements, and solution development; lead technical direction and decisions.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects and infrastructure teams to integrate applications and hardware, ensuring designs and implementations meet security and QA standards.
• Maintain updated documentation for architectures, designs, and system descriptions; ensure development teams adhere to standards for methodologies, integration, tools, and testing.
• Prepare and install solutions by designing system specifications and standards, follow Information Security standards, and provide technical guidance, reports, and presentations for senior management.

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on Java-based enterprise applications.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
• Expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, and object-oriented design.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS services such as Lambda, Kinesis, DynamoDB, Aurora, Redshift, S3, IAM, SNS/SQS, and Cloud Watch.
• Strong…