Senior Principal Software Engineer - Enterprise Architecture

About The Company

Bright Vision Technologies is a forward-thinking software development company dedicated to building innovative solutions that help businesses automate and optimize their operations. We leverage cutting-edge technologies to create scalable, secure, and user-friendly applications. Our commitment to excellence and innovation has positioned us as a trusted partner for organizations seeking transformative digital solutions. As we continue to grow, we are focused on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work environment that encourages continuous learning, collaboration, and technological advancement.

About The Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Software Engineer to lead enterprise-wide architectural initiatives, define long-term technology strategies, and deliver highly scalable, resilient distributed systems. This role is pivotal within our organization, representing the highest level of individual technical contribution. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving strategic engineering decisions, serving as a technical authority across multiple teams and platforms, and mentoring senior engineers. This position offers an exciting opportunity to influence the technological direction of Bright Vision Technologies, contribute to large-scale modernization efforts, and work on complex, high-impact projects in a fully remote setting within the continental United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Proven expertise designing distributed, high-scale systems in production environments
• Advanced proficiency in backend programming languages such as Java, Go, C++, or similar
• Deep understanding of data modeling, system optimization, and performance tuning
• Experience leading cross-team technical initiatives across multiple business units
• Strong expertise in reliability engineering and distributed architecture design
• Demonstrated leadership in architectural decision-making at an enterprise level
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Track record of mentoring senior engineers and shaping engineering culture
  
  

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Responsibilities

• Define enterprise-level architectural standards, system design principles, and engineering guardrails that guide multiple business units
• Lead the design and implementation of highly scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems operating at a global scale
• Architect multi-region, fault-tolerant, and globally distributed platforms with a focus on availability, durability, and disaster recovery
• Drive enterprise modernization initiatives, including microservices transformation, platform consolidation, and legacy system decommissioning
• Establish API governance, data architecture, and service communication patterns adopted across engineering teams
• Design systems for extreme scalability, availability, and security, including capacity planning and resilience modeling
• Evaluate and select high-performance data storage solutions tailored to workload requirements
• Lead reliability engineering efforts and incident response improvements to enhance operational excellence
• Conduct architectural reviews and performance audits across various platforms
• Guide engineering teams on concurrency, scalability, observability, and optimization strategies
• Design and implement enterprise-scale observability and monitoring frameworks, defining standards for metrics, logs, and traces
• Define DevOps, CI/CD, and automation strategies to streamline development and deployment processes
• Collaborate with executive leadership and product management on technology roadmaps and strategic initiatives
• Mentor and develop staff and senior engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and drive their adoption to maintain competitive advantage

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Benefits

• Competitive salary package commensurate with experience
• Full-time employment with direct W2 engagement
• 100% remote work within the continental United States
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Paid time off and holidays
• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
• Supportive and inclusive work environment
• Access to cutting-edge technologies and innovative projects
  
  

Equal Opportunity

Bright Vision Technologies is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class under applicable law. We value the talents and perspectives each individual brings and strive to ensure all employees and applicants are treated with fairness and respect. We also provide reasonable accommodations to support employees' religious practices, mental health, and physical disabilities.