Principal Software Engineer ( Sr Architect )

Eligibility Requirements:

Candidates on Optional Practical Training (OPT/CPT /EAD) status DO NOT qualify for this position.

Overview:

About the Company

• A Leading AI-driven Global Supply Chain Solutions Software Product Company and one of Glassdoor’s and Texas’s “Best Places to Work”.
• With over a decade of experience in implementing AI, our solutions empower organizations to enhance agility, accelerate global expansion, and achieve business objectives. Our 2025 focus includes:
• Enhancing AI and ML architecture for faster, more impactful decision-making.
• Integrating AI to build resilient supply chains, transforming work through automation of complex tasks, and advancing sustainability by optimizing resources.
• Revolutionizing the retail industry by transforming planning and operations, improving demand forecasting, inventory management, fulfillment, and enhancing customer experience with personalized shopping, returns, and real-time insights.

About the Role/Product Development Team

• We are seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer to lead a team of product engineers in designing, developing, and implementing AI-driven solutions and provide strategic technical leadership for our Generative AI initiatives.
• In this role, you'll shape the architectural direction of our AI systems, lead complex engineering challenges, and drive innovation across our technology stack.

What you’ll do:

• Establish the technical vision and architectural foundations for our generative AI platforms and products
• Lead the design and implementation of complex, large-scale AI systems that push technical boundaries
• Design and build scalable, high-performance solutions.
• Optimize inference pipelines to reduce latency and improve efficiency.
• Build distributed AI systems that handle high-throughput workloads.
• Mentor engineering leaders and senior engineers, elevating the technical capabilities of the organization
• Identify and solve systemic engineering challenges across model training, deployment, and monitoring
• Establish technical standards, best practices, and architectural patterns for AI engineering
• Drive technical alignment with product management & UX on roadmap and deliverables

Our Current Technical Environment

• Software/Tools: Python, GitHub, Node.js, React.js, GitHub Actions, Codacy, GitHub Advance Security, Black Duck Hub, BlazeMeter, Artifactory, Ansible, Docker, etc.
• Application Architecture: Scalable, Resilient, event driven, secure multi-tenant Microservices architecture
• Cloud Architecture: MS Azure (ARM templates, AKS, Virtue Networks, Event Hub, Azure AD)
• Frameworks/Others: Kubernetes, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Spark, NOSQL, RDBMS, Spring Boot, Snowflake

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree (STEM preferred) and minimum 12 to 15 years of experience in Software development; with min of 3 years as Architect.
• Strong programming experience and background in Enterprise Python ( preferred) or Java, spring boot, microservices
• Demonstrable experience designing, building deploying and maintenance of enterprise cloud solutions (we use Azure) in AWS, Azure and or GCP
• Demonstrable experience with microservices based architecture on Cloud at scale.
• Experience with implementation of Event driven architecture using Kafka, Spark or similar technologies
• Hands-on development skills along with architecture/design experience; should not have moved away from software development
• Demonstrable experience, thorough knowledge and interests in Cloud native architecture, Distributed micro-services, Multi-tenant SaaS solution and Cloud Scalability, performance and High availability
• Experience with API management platforms & providing / consuming RESTful APIs
• Experience with varied tools such as Spring Boot, OAuth, REST, GraphQL, Hibernate, NoSQL, RDBMS, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, React.
• Experience with DevOps, Infrastructure as Code and infrastructure automation.
• Good Understanding of secure architectures, secure configuration, identity management, role-based access control, authentication & authorization, and data encryption.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and strategic thinking abilities.

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The salary range for this position is $152,889 - $190,000.

The salary range information provided, reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual salary will be commensurate with skills, experience, certifications or licenses and other relevant factors. In addition, this role will be eligible to participate in either the annual performance bonus or commission program, determined by the nature of the position.

At the company, we care about the wellbeing of our employees and those most important to them. This is reflected in our robust benefits package and options that includes:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401K with Matching
• Flexible Time Off
• Corporate Fitness Program
• A variety of voluntary benefits such as; Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and much more

At the company, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging in which everyone can share their unique voices and talents in a safe space. We continue to be guided by our core values and are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer. We understand that your career search may look different than others, and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience.

Our Values

If you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success – and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: Core Values

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.