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Principal Engineer /Architect Full Stack

  • |12 years of exp
  • |Full Time
Posted: 4 days ago
Job Location
Remote Work Policy

In office - WFH flexibility

Visa Sponsorship

Not Available

RelocationAllowed
Skills
Python
Java
.NET
C#
Data Modelling
Distributed Systems
testing
react
Code Quality
Go
Migration
CI/CD
Observability
Modern Frontend Frameworks
Copilot
Event-Driven Architectures
Platform Modernization
Cursor
Claude Code
AI-Assisted Development
High-Scale APIs

About the job

Position Title: Principal Engineer /Architect Full Stack

Location: Irvine, California

Work Mode- Onsite/Hybrid

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  • Define and own platform architecture and engineering strategy
  • Lead large-scale platform modernization initiatives
  • Build proofs of concept and contribute production-grade code
  • Drive architecture reviews and engineering standards
  • Resolve cross-team technical dependencies

Required Technical Skills

  • Deep expertise in C#/.NET, Go, Java, or Python
  • High-scale APIs and distributed systems
  • Data modelling and event-driven architectures
  • React or modern frontend frameworks
  • Platform modernization and migration experience

Required Leadership Skills

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience, with significant tenure at Staff/Principal level.
  • Drive cross-team technical decisions, platform direction, and multi-team initiatives (architecture alignment, trade-off resolution, execution).
  • Define and scale AI-driven SDLC standards, including tools, guardrails, and automation patterns.
  • Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development (e.g., Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) to deliver production systems; able to articulate workflow impact and guardrails.
  • Strong experience designing and evolving large-scale distributed systems (APIs, data pipelines, eventdriven systems, high-scale platforms).
  • Proven cross-org leadership—driving architecture, standards, and platform initiatives across multiple teams.
  • Elevate engineering quality through code reviews, architecture reviews, and mentoring senior engineers.
  • Strong engineering fundamentals in code quality, testing, CI/CD, and observability while maintaining delivery velocity.
  • Effective communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment without formal authority.
  • Experience collaborating across product, data, security, and infrastructure teams.
  • Track record of documenting and scaling architectural decisions and organizational learnings.