Principal Software Engineer
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Overview
Schedule
Full-time
Career level
Senior-level
Remote
Hybrid remote
Benefits
Career Development
Job Description
This is a hybrid position that requires a minimum of 3 days per week in our Raleigh NC office.
AKC is seeking a hands-on Principal Software Engineer to lead a small team supporting the applications used by our Sports & Events business. This is a player-coach role for someone who can manage people, write code, design practical solutions, estimate work, and lead projects through delivery.
You will partner closely with business analysts, Sports & Events stakeholders, QA, UX, PMO, and peer engineering leaders to support production systems, deliver enhancements, and improve the long-term health of the application portfolio. Success in this role requires strong technical judgment, clear communication, and the ability to balance delivery with ongoing L2 support in a small-team environment.
- This is a hybrid position requiring onsite work in our Raleigh, NC office.
- Core technical experience with Oracle SQL, Angular, and Node.js is required.
Why This Role Is Exciting
- Lead a small, high-impact team where your technical contribution and leadership both matter
- Own a meaningful portfolio of applications that support AKC’s Sports & Events operations
- Help shape improvements across modern and legacy systems while working closely with business and engineering partners
What You’ll Do
- Lead and develop the team: Manage, coach, and support a small team of developers and contractors while fostering accountability, collaboration, and technical growth.
- Own technical delivery: Lead the design, estimation, planning, and execution of small to mid-sized projects and enhancements, translating business requirements into practical solutions.
- Contribute hands-on: Write code, perform code reviews, troubleshoot issues, and help the team deliver high-quality solutions.
- Partner across the business: Work closely with Sports & Events stakeholders, business analysts, QA, UX, PMO, and peer engineering leaders to align priorities and deliver effectively.
- Support and improve production systems:Oversee ongoing support and maintenance of production applications, including L2 issue resolution, root cause analysis, prioritization of fixes, and opportunities to modernize or rewrite legacy systems over time.
- Drive engineering quality: Promote strong engineering practices in code quality, testing, documentation, estimation, and maintainable design.
What We’re Looking For
Leadership and Delivery
- 10+ years of software development experience, including leading projects and managing or mentoring technical team members
- Strong ability to estimate work, break down requirements, identify risks and dependencies, and guide a team through execution
- Experience with interviewing, hiring, coaching, performance feedback, and employee development
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with business and technical partners
Technical Design and Architecture
- Strong understanding of software design, application architecture, and best practices for building scalable, maintainable systems
- Experience translating business processes into structured technical workflows and designing solutions for branching logic, exception handling, and coordinated system behavior
- Understanding of APIs, event-driven architectures, messaging systems, asynchronous processing, and orchestration patterns
- Experience evaluating workflow or orchestration platforms and supporting transformation initiatives is a plus
Technical Environment
- Strong hands-on experience with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Angular, Node.js, and Oracle SQL
- Comfort working across modern and legacy application stacks, with the ability to learn unfamiliar technologies to troubleshoot and support existing systems
- Experience in a DevOps-oriented environment with shared ownership for delivery, deployment, and production support
- Python, MongoDB, Redis, Linux, Docker, FastAPI, NestJS, Elasticsearch, NGINX, Grafana, and InfluxDB are helpful
Who This Role Is For
- Engineers who enjoyleading from the front, not from the sidelines
- People comfortable working in asmall, high-impact team
- Leaders who canbalance delivery, support, and people management effectively
Who This Role Is Not For
This role is likely not a fit if:
- You are looking for a role focused primarily on people management rather than hands-on technical contribution
- You prefer clear separation between leadership responsibilities and day-to-day technical delivery
- You are looking for a pure greenfield or architecture-only role with minimal support responsibility
- You strongly prefer working only with modern technologies and are not interested in supporting or modernizing legacy systems
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FAQs About Principal Software Engineer Jobs at AKC
What is the work location for this position at AKC?
This job at AKC is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, according to the details provided by the employer. Some roles may also include multiple work locations depending on the requirement.
What pay range can candidates expect for this role at AKC?
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What employment applies to this position at AKC?
AKC lists this role as a Full-time position.
What experience level is required for this role at AKC?
AKC is looking for a candidate with "Senior-level" experience level.
What benefits are offered by AKC for this role?
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