Principal Software Engineer

As a Principal Software Engineer at Corcentric, you will join a driven, innovative team within an ambitious, entrepreneurial global organization. You will lead the design and implementation of modern, cloud-native applications. You will work with .NET microservices, Entity Framework Core, Kafka, AWS, Postgres, SignalR, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, and cXML, while also contributing to frontend solutions with JavaScript and React.js. This role combines hands-on coding, architecture leadership, and mentoring across multiple engineering teams.

This role is eligible for work-from-home consideration, with occasional travel to our Bethesda, MD office. At this time, we are unable to consider candidates who require visa sponsorship for employment authorization. This includes individuals who currently hold temporary work authorization that is subject to expiration or who will require future sponsorship to maintain or extend their employment eligibility in the United States.

This key position reports to the VP, Software Development within our Product Engineering team. We’re a dedicated, down-to-earth group offering plenty of opportunity. We look forward to adding you into the mix!

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will:

• Design and implement .NET-based microservices with Entity Framework Core and Postgres.
• Build real-time systems using SignalR.
• Design and implement event-driven architectures with Apache Kafka.
• Develop and integrate B2B solutions using cXML.
• Lead adoption of AWS services, including Bedrock for AI/ML capabilities.
• Containerize and orchestrate applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Develop frontend solutions using JavaScript and React.js.
• Implement observability and monitoring using OpenTelemetry.
• Drive CI/CD best practices with GitHub Actions or similar tools.
• Mentor engineers and define software engineering standards and best practices.