Remote Principal Software Engineer (R11343)

Description:

• You will lead the conceptualization, design, development, testing, and deployment of complex software applications, setting the standard for best practices and high-quality coding.
• You will establish, influence, and ensure policies and procedures for developing extensible, reusable, and maintainable code, identifying and addressing coding issues.
• You will create and apply metrics to drive the quality and stability of code, as well as appropriate coding patterns and best practices.
• You will lead platform and product development and scaling to customer requirements, applying best practices for meeting scaling needs and performance expectations, and hold accountability for products that do not meet expectations.
• You will oversee overall system architecture for critically important and high-impact spaces, incorporating critical product strategy components into the system architecture.
• You will create a strategic roadmap for the system architecture by considering how related systems will evolve in the near future.
• You will establish and/or maintain processes to measure and ensure system architecture is effective, durable, and meets the current and future needs of the service or product.
• You will be actively engaged in experimentation for highly complex, ambiguous, or otherwise valuable technological spaces.
• You will provide technical leadership for problem solving and/or efficiently building software developer tools.
• You will mentor engineers across all levels, empowering their growth and promoting technical excellence throughout the group.
• You will collaborate and coordinate with other senior leaders to align on policies and procedures for safe and effective dependency adoption and to negotiate and align on cross-function dependency roadmaps.

Requirements:

• Typically requires a minimum of 15 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or a Master's degree with an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• You must have a proven track record of delivering sophisticated software solutions and leading complex technical projects.
• You should have expertise in one or more programming languages, such as Java, Python, C++, or similar.
• Complete mastery over data structures, algorithms, and software design principles is required.
• Demonstrated experience in web application development, RESTful APIs, and frontend technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is advantageous.
• Proficiency in working with relational databases and SQL is necessary.
• A strong grasp of version control systems, such as Git, is essential.
• You must have a proven track record designing and building scalable and reliable distributed systems in a cloud environment (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proven ability to mentor and lead a technical organization, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment is required.
• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, with a passion for tackling complex technical challenges, are necessary.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities, with a track record of effectively collaborating in a team-oriented environment, are essential.

Benefits:

• Oportun fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where all employees feel a sense of belonging and are encouraged to share their perspectives.
• The company celebrates and nurtures its inclusive culture through employee resource groups.
• Oportun is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment opportunities without regard to various protected categories.
• The company does not charge for pre-employment fees such as background checks, training, or equipment.