Principal Software Engineer

United States, Pennsylvania, Warrendale 161 Thorn Hill Road (Show on map) Sep 21, 2026

SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (ITC), Performance Review Institute (PRI) and SAE International (SAE), deliver shared solutions to industry’s common challenges.

Join us and create a higher standard for a better world., a high-level technical expert in design, development, coding, testing, and debugging new software or significant enhancements to existing software; (8) defining system architecture, design and documentation; (9) defining and adhering to SAE International development standards, including naming conventions, source code control processes, security protocols and code deployment processes; (10) managing priorities on multiple assigned projects; (11) assisting with project planning by providing estimates, task definitions and progress updates throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) within established methodology; (12) interacting directly with customers on requested improvements and enhancements; (13) assisting in training and mentoring less experienced developer team members; and (14) managing and performing code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards and tools.

Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related major, and 10 years of experience in a hands-on software engineering role using java, including spring. Must have previously earned at least one AWS certification.

Experience must include at least 2 years of experience in a Team Lead role and at least 8 years of experience with (1) microservice or distributed computing services; (2) noSQL including MongoDB or DynamoDB; (3) modern development tools and methodologies including Containerization, Unit Testing, Gitlab, and CI/CD; (4) design and implementation of a messaging-based architecture with RabbitMQ or similar tools; (5) automated performance test implementation; (6) design and implementation of software security and authorization tools including OAuth, Spring Security, or OpenID; (7) implementing and using elastic search and the ELK stack; (8) performing code reviews for quality, security, performance, maintainability, and compliance with architectural and coding standards; (9) object-oriented programming and analysis; (10) relational database concepts and SQL; (11) design and implementation multiple programming languages including Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, PL/SQL, and Bash; and (12) Agile development environments.

Fullsight, LLC is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to work in Warrendale, PA. This is a hybrid position that requires 2 days in the office and allows for the ability to work from home with the appropriate telecommuting systems up to 3 days/week. The Principal Software Engineer will be required to perform the following duties: (1) serving as a technical expert, lead, and architect on large and complex projects; (2) designing, developing, testing, implementing, and maintaining complex web-based application systems, such as user interface, e-commerce applications, and integrations; (3) troubleshooting and solving complicated software issues; (4) researching technical problems and suggesting improvements for web applications; (5) analyzing and integrating new web products and technologies with existing web applications to improve the application functionality; (6) utilizing a thorough understanding of assigned business applications and system infrastructure; (7) leading the team as, SAE IndustryTechnologies Consortia (SAE ITC)enables organizations to define and pilot best practices. SAE ITC industry stakeholders are able to work together to effectively solve common problems, achieve mutual benefit for industry, and create business value.

The Performance Review Institute (PRI)is the world leader in facilitating collaborative supply chain oversight programs, quality management systems approvals, and professional development in industries where safety and quality are shared values.

SAE International (SAEI)is a global organization serving the mobility sector, predominantly in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries, fostering innovation, and enabling engineering professionals. Since 1905, SAE has harnessed the collective wisdom of engineers around the world to create industry-enabling standards. Likewise, SAE members have advanced their knowledge and understanding of mobility engineering through our information resources, professional development, and networking.

Fullsight is a shared services group working across three affiliate organizations, SAE ITC, SAE International, and Performance Review Institute (PRI), uniformly delivering HR, IT, Legal, Customer Success, Finance, and Procurement services, which enables us to distribute resources across all parts of our businesses.