Principal Software Engineer
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Job description
As a Principal Software Engineer, lead the design and implementation of features, mentor engineers, and ensure high software quality and performance across the PET product suite. The summary above was generated by AI, As a Principal Software Engineer for Power and Energy Transition (PET), you will be one of the most senior individual contributors on the engineering team, driving technical direction, solving complex challenges, and raising the bar for software quality across the PET product suite. You will partner with Engineering Directors and Product Management to shape the technical roadmap, mentor fellow engineers, and deliver reliable, scalable, and secure capabilities that create Performance Objectives Technical Leadership & Delivery
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Lead design and implementation of major features and system improvements, owning complex cross-cutting problems from investigation to production.
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Deliver production-grade code across the full stack and set a high bar through architecture reviews and code reviews.
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Champion best practices in testing, observability, CI/CD, and operational readiness; drive targeted technical debt reduction.
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Provide expert guidance on production incidents and complex engineering challenges.
Mentorship & Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Mentor engineers at all levels through code reviews, design discussions, and hands-on pairing; contribute to hiring and technical bar-setting.
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Collaborate with Product Management to factor technical considerations into roadmap planning and communicate complex topics clearly to stakeholders.
Technical Environment Our PET product stack includes:
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Web frontend (ReactJS/TypeScript)
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Backend services across Node JS
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Data Ingestion pipelines using Databricks and Python
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CI/CD across GitHub/Bitbucket with Jenkins/Atlassian pipelines; SOC compliance expectations
What Success Looks Like (First 6-12 Months)
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Tangible technical impact across key PET product areas - measurable improvements in reliability, performance, or developer productivity.
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Trusted technical voice: teams seek your input on complex design and architecture decisions.
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Visible mentorship impact: engineers you work with grow in technical skills and engineering practices., The Principal Data Scientist will lead data analysis projects, collaborate with product management, assess business impacts, ensure data governance, and mentor junior analysts. Must leverage statistical techniques and machine learning to drive product strategy and business outcomes.
Requirements
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8+ years of software engineering experience delivering complex, production-grade systems at scale.
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Strong hands-on expertise in one or more PET stack technologies: Python, TypeScript/Angular, RDBMS, or AWS.
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Proven ability to lead technical design and architecture across multi-component systems.
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Strong code quality discipline, testing culture, and track record of operational best practices.
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Clear communicator able to convey technical depth to both engineering peers and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience across mixed-technology stacks (web + desktop + backend services) and legacy modernization.
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Experience in compliance-aware environments (e.g., SOC-aligned) and building for reliability and observability.
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Experience working across distributed or global engineering teams.
Benefits & conditions
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