> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/4616646-principal-software-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4616646-principal-software-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Principal Software Engineer

- **Company:** REMOTE
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, JavaScript (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Unit Testing, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Code Review, Databases, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Software Design Patterns, Distributed Systems, Spring Framework, Python (Programming Language), Node.Js, NoSQL, Performance Tuning, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, ReactJS, Spring-boot, Technical Debt, Backend, Information Technology, Docker
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_898458b78b1743e17929d7e6760f7538

## About the Role

* Bachelor degree or Master degree in Computer Science or related field
 * 10 plus years of professional software development experience with strong ecommerce background
 * Expertise with Java Spring Framework Spring Boot and NodeJs
 * Strong front end experience with HTML CSS JavaScript and React
 * Deep expertise in software architecture distributed systems and design patterns
 * Proficiency in at least one core backend language such as Java Python or C Sharp
 * Proven history of leading engineering teams and delivering production grade software
 * Strong understanding of relational databases and SQL
 * Experience with NoSQL or document oriented databases
 * Hands on skill with Docker Kubernetes CI CD pipelines
 * Experience with AWS or GCP and cloud first architecture
 * Excellent communication leadership and cross functional collaboration skills
 * Strong problem solving talent and the ability to think creatively and strategically

## Description

Backcountry is searching for a passionate Principal Software Engineer to join our engineering organization and drive the evolution of our outdoor retail ecommerce platform. This is a high impact leadership role for someone who thrives in complex systems, loves solving meaningful technical challenges, and wants to shape the future of our technology landscape. As a Principal Engineer, you will guide architecture, deliver high quality solutions, mentor engineering teams, and influence strategy across multiple product areas. You will help us scale, modernize, and innovate while ensuring our platform delivers a fast, seamless, and reliable experience for customers.

This role is challenging - above and beyond the day-to-day responsibilities, you'll have a big role within a fast-paced team. This position will report into the Director of Engineering.

What you will do:

 * Lead end to end software delivery including architecture design hands on development testing deployment documentation and production support for our ecommerce platform.
 * Serve as a technical mentor and coach for engineers across levels supporting code reviews technical decisions and skill development.
 * Partner with Product Design and Engineering leadership to deliver scalable user focused features that elevate business value.
 * Champion modern engineering practices including clean architecture unit testing automation performance optimization and observability.
 * Drive key initiatives as a technical leader occasionally guiding a small team of engineers from concept to delivery.
 * Influence architectural direction and propose improvements that enhance system performance scalability reliability and maintainability.
 * Produce high quality documentation including TRDs diagrams technical instructions and onboarding materials.
 * Own reliability monitoring alerting and incident response for mission critical systems.
 * Stay current with new technologies and contribute to innovation and continuous improvement across the engineering organization.
 * Identify opportunities to simplify legacy components reduce technical debt and deliver long term efficiency gains.