About the role

  • Senior Principal Application Engineer at Navy Federal developing innovative software solutions for optimal user experiences. Leading complex projects with significant impact using advanced technical skills and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and optimize software applications that bridge technical teams and end-users, addressing business needs through innovative solutions and enhancing member or internal user experiences.
  • Leverage the full software development lifecycle, including design, coding, testing, and deployment, to improve system efficiency.
  • Work independently to solve unique and highly complex problems that have broad impact on the business.
  • Contribute to the development of functional strategy by recommending best practices and process improvements.
  • Deep, specialized skill set and proficiency with procedures and techniques.
  • Recognized as an expert both within and beyond own function.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, a related field or the equivalent combination of education, training or experience
  • 15+ years of experience in application or software development engineering.
  • Hands-on experience with one or more major cloud platforms: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles, including high availability, disaster recovery, scalability, observability, and cost optimization (FinOps)
  • Extensive experience designing and supporting integrations across complex enterprise systems, including APIs, event-driven architectures, and data pipelines
  • Expert proficiency in programming languages and development tools such as SQL, Python, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, with in-depth knowledge of modern development frameworks and libraries
  • Expertise in monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance tuning to ensure system reliability and operational excellence in production environments
  • Expert understanding of software development concepts, Agile methodologies, version control systems, and best practices for application performance optimization
  • Expert problem-solving and analytical skills to address complex technical issues and implement scalable, high-performance solutions
  • Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively explain technical concepts and collaborate with stakeholders across functions
  • Extensive experience with customer support tools, ticketing systems, and knowledge base platforms for troubleshooting and resolving user issues
  • Expert in data structures and algorithms, applying them to optimize code efficiency, scalability, and system performance
  • Expert ability to lead technical projects, mentor junior staff, and contribute to the development of engineering policies, standards, and procedures
  • Recognized as a technical expert both within and beyond the function, fostering innovation and continuous improvement across the team

Benefits

  • Navy Federal provides much more than a job.
  • We provide a meaningful career experience, including a culture that is energized, engaged and committed; and fierce appreciation for our teams, who are rewarded with highly competitive pay and generous benefits and perks.

Job title

Senior Principal Application Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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