Principal Software Engineer
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Job description
Loan Depot is looking for a Principal Software Engineer that will be responsible for delivering senior level innovative, compelling, coherent software solutions for our consumer, internal operations and value chain constituents across a wide variety of enterprise applications through the creation of discrete business services and their supporting components. This position has an emphasis either on the front-end or backend development focus depending on the placement of the role and team.
Requirements
Expert-level C#/.NET experience building and scaling enterprise-grade systems Expert in SQL and relational database design, including performance tuning (MS SQL Server preferred) Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-native architectures (critical) Proven expertise in service-oriented and microservices architectures, Web APIs (REST, JSON) Deep knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, and object-oriented principles Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system-level performance considerations Extensive experience with Agile development (Scrum, Kanban) and scaled Agile environments Demonstrated technical leadership, cross-team influence, and active mentorship of senior engineers Experience with CI/CD pipelines, distributed version control, and modern development tooling Strong focus on code quality, testability, and engineering standards across teams
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- B.S. in Computer Science or B.S. Software Engineering or B.A. in Computer Information Systems or equivalent education or experience.
- Minimum ten (10) + plus years of relevant technology job experience.
- Experience in the Mortgage industry preferred.
Benefits & conditions
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.
