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.

We are currently hiring out of our Bethesda, MD office location.

This role may be eligible for voluntary work-from-home consideration, with quarterly and ad-hoc onsite meeting requirements. In order to be considered for this position, you should live within a commutable distance to one of this office location, even if you plan to request work-from-home arrangement.

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.