Principal Web Developer, Full Stack

The Digital Engineering Team creates and maintains web experiences that enable our customers, partners, and employees to build, learn, and engage with Pega. Our digital ecosystem - which includes Pega GenAI Blueprint, Socrates, Pega Academy and our developer community - serves audiences and offices across the globe. Our engineers work from North America, Europe, and APAC to provide sunrise-to-sunrise development and 24/7 uptime and security. The team partners closely with stakeholders across the organization - Pega Cloud, product engineering, marketing, human resources, finance, and more - to constantly enhance and scale the applications we build and the services we provide.

Picture Yourself at Pega:

We're looking for an experienced React developer to join our growing global team. You'll work with a diverse global team of developers, designers, and content creators to help shape the digital experience across multiple web properties.

What You'll Do at Pega:

• ????Architect, develop, and maintain web applications using both front-end and server-side technologies.

• Collaborate with front-end architects and developers to integrate user interfaces with server-side logic.

• Collaborate with backend developers, database engineers and external providers to orchestrate microservices and build middleware solutions.

• Design and implement RESTful APIs.

• Ensure the performance, scalability, and security of applications.

• ?Identify and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks.

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.

• ?Conduct thorough code reviews and enforce best practices.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and achieve project goals.

• Learn and evangelize emerging technologies and industry trends.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and teamwork skills.

• Proven track record of designing and implementing complex systems.

• Deep experience with React and/or modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Vue or Angular). Experience with headless application design, server-side rendering, and/or Drupal Canvas a plus.

• Deep experience with Drupal backend custom development. Experience with other backend web frameworks/platforms in either PHP (e.g. Symfony, Laravel) or Node.js (e.g. Express). ) a plus.

• Expertise in database technologies such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.

• Proficiency with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and related DevOps tools and best practices.

• Experience working on Agile scrum teams and participating in Agile activities.

• Strong knowledge of front-end technologies (JavaScript, HTML, CSS).

• Experience or interest in cloud infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud vendors like AWS, GCS, and Microsoft Azure.

• Experience and interest in generative AI, large language models and autonomous agents.

• Exceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Lifelong learner who is always excited about new technologies.

What You've Accomplished:

• ??6-10+ years of experience developing and architecting large scale web applications.

• ?4-6 years of experience with React or a similar front-end framework.

• ?4-6 years of experience with Drupal and other server-side web technologies.

• ?Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Pega Offers You:

• Competitive global benefits program inclusive of pay + bonus incentive, employee equity in the company, Base salary range for this role is 111,600 - 173,100 USD annually. This role may also be eligible for annual bonus OR commission, as well as benefits and other incentives.