Principal Software Engineer

We are a global financial technology platform that powers prosperity for the people and communities we serve. With approximately 100 million customers worldwide using products such as TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp. we are hiring a Principal Software Engineer. Responsibilities: Drive significant technology initiatives end to end and across multiple layer of architecture Drive design and implementation of durable and software solutions that will solve critical customer problems Recommend development best practices for application development Recommend and support development tools Capture requirements and use cases Deliver technical design and implement highly available, scalable, and secure web services with excellent quality Partner with other groups both inside and outside of our for cross-functional design and solution integration Work with cross-functional team members from Architecture, Product Management, and Production Operations to develop, test, and release features Passionate for continuous learning, experimenting, and applying cutting-edge technology and software paradigms Actively stay abreast of mobile/SaaS/PaaS trends and standards, recommend best practices, and share learning Pursue and resolve complex or unchartered technical problems and share key learnings Provide technical leadership and be a role model to software engineers pursuing technical career path in engineering Provide/inspire innovations that fuel the growth Apply your experience and innovation to generate creative ideas for emerging business needs Coach and mentor other engineers in process and methodologies Provide perspective on leading industry trends, recommendations on new and emerging technologies, technology prototypes, patent proposals , andengineering process improvements Partner with engineering leaders across our company to identify areas across people, process, and technology to dramatically improve velocity BS/MS in Computer Science or related area, or equivalent work experience 8+ years of experience developing systems/software for large business environments Solid design and coding skills (Java, J2EE, REST, SOAP, JSON) Strong OOD and SOA principles, with ability to implement them in a language of choice (Java/J2EE) Strong experience leading architecture design and implementation of robust and highly scalable web services Skilled in software development lifecycle processes. Experience with Agile Development and SCRUM Able to operate at highly varying levels of abstraction, from business strategy to product strategy to high-level technical design to detailed technical design to implementation Experience with frameworks like Struts, Spring, Hibernate Team player possessing strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills Strong mentoring skills. Able to influence and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical people Demonstrated ability to work with global teams across time zones Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, complex technical environment. High adaptability and flexibility Experience driving for results across cross-functional teams while maintaining effective working relationships Excellent communication skills. Communicates clearly, succinctly, and persuasively to all levels of employees, customers, and management (including executives) Experience in leveraging Amazon Web Services for building scalable applications Understanding of industry-leading technology/solutions in big data and machine learning Experience in making successful trade-offs that balance the short- and long-term product goals High-energy, self-starter with a positive mindset and with a "can do" attitude PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Experience with large scaled payment systems