Principal Engineer - Web Application Development

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the evolution of our Web Platform Engineering capabilities. This role is responsible for shaping the architecture, performance, scalability, and developer experience of the foundational web platform that powers our applications.

As a technical leader, you will drive strategic initiatives across frontend infrastructure, platform services, and developer tooling, enabling product teams to build high-quality, performant, and reliable web experiences at scale.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Strategy:

• Define and drive the long-term vision for the web platform architecture

• Lead cross-team initiatives to standardize frontend architecture, frameworks, and best practices

• Act as a technical advisor to engineering leadership on platform investments and tradeoffs

• Influence roadmap decisions to improve scalability, performance, and maintainability

Platform Architecture & Development:

• Design and evolve core platform components (e.g., design systems, shared libraries, build systems, CI/CD pipelines)

• Establish patterns for micro-frontends, modular architectures, and API integrations

• Ensure high standards for performance, accessibility, security, and reliability

• Lead critical system design discussions and provide architectural guidance

Developer Experience (DX):

• Champion improvements to developer productivity and onboarding

• Build and maintain tools, frameworks, and workflows that enable fast, consistent development

• Reduce friction in testing, debugging, deployment, and observability

Cross-Functional Collaboration: