Hybrid Principal Engineer

at Concord Academy Memphis

• Job title: Principal Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Angular, ASP.NET, Azure, Cloud, Distributed Systems, Docker, Jest, Kubernetes, Microservices, Selenium, Terraform, .NET
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chennai, India

About the role

• Principal Engineer specializing in software development with .NET and Angular technologies. Leading architecture design and ensuring scalable, secure solutions in a hybrid environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders during definition and planning phases to evaluate, recommend, and adopt technologies/frameworks that ensure scalability, flexibility, and long-term system viability.
• Lead end-to-end architecture and design, ensuring performance, security, resilience, and compliance with regulatory requirements (HIPAA, HITRUST).
• Translate complex requirements into implementable solutions, collaborating closely with product managers and engineering teams.
• Tackle high-impact, ambiguous technical problems, including distributed systems, high availability, and low-latency requirements.
• Architect scalable and secure systems leveraging Azure services such as Service Bus, App Service, Cosmos DB, Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and Azure Storage.
• Define, promote, and enforce engineering best practices, including unit testing, test automation, CI/CD, code reviews, observability, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Ensure product quality by embedding testing strategies across development, including integration, performance, and automated regression testing.
• Apply design principles and design patterns to drive maintainable, extensible, and robust solutions.
• Conduct FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) to proactively identify architectural and operational risks.
• Resolve complex production issues with hands-on involvement, technical guidance, and cross-team coordination.
• Drive technology strategy in alignment with business goals, partnering with engineering leadership, product, and security teams.
• Mentor and guide engineers to improve code quality, testing discipline, and architectural thinking.
• Evaluate, introduce, and advocate for new technologies, frameworks, and processes that improve developer productivity and system performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 5+ years in a principal/staff/architect-level role.
• Strong expertise in .NET (Core 6/8 and Framework), ASP.NET Core, Web APIs, REST APIs, microservices, data structures, and algorithms.
• Mandatory: Hands-on experience with both AngularJS and the latest Angular versions, including proven expertise in application upgrades/migrations (AngularJS → Angular 14/15/16+).
• Demonstrated ability to architect and design complex Angular applications, including performance optimization and modular design.
• Strong background in cloud & hybrid cloud architectures, especially Azure.
• Deep knowledge of Azure services (Service Bus, App Service, Cosmos DB, Logic Apps, Functions, Storage).
• Expertise in design patterns, design principles, Domain Driven Design (DDD), and n-tier architectures.
• Proven experience with unit testing frameworks (selenium, playright, JEST), test automation, and quality engineering practices.
• Hands-on experience in CI/CD pipelines, DevOps automation, and enforcing software quality standards.
• Proficiency in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Bicep).
• Strong experience in observability, monitoring, and troubleshooting for distributed systems.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.