Principal Software Engineer

Cision employs the brightest, most passionate people in the tech industry. We’d love for you to join our growing team! We invest in our people through training and professional development while supporting you along the way—all so you can meet your career goals. To us, the most important measure of our success is yours.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will serve as a visionary technical leader, driving innovation and excellence in software architecture and development across the organization. Your advanced expertise in technical design, strategic decision-making, and collaborative leadership will be crucial in shaping the direction of our engineering efforts. You will act as a multiplier effect within the team, significantly contributing to efficiency, productivity, and innovation. Your role will be pivotal in influencing multi-team discussions and development strategies, ensuring that our technology solutions are not only robust but also aligned with business goals and future trends.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the Design and Implementation of Impactful Architectures: Develop and oversee solutions that are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with the long-term strategic goals of the company, minimizing technical debt and maximizing value across systems.
• Drive Innovation: Stay ahead of technology trends and leverage this knowledge to guide the organization in adopting cutting-edge solutions that drive business success.
• Strategic Collaboration: Work closely with product owners, engineering teams, and other senior stakeholders to craft optimal solutions that meet product goals and exceed stakeholder expectations.
• Enhance Productivity and Efficiency: Serve as a catalyst for engineering efficiency, implementing best practices, and ensuring that teams are delivering high-quality code with a Test-First mentality.
• Influence Multi-Team Decision-Making: Play a crucial role in high-level technical discussions, providing expert guidance and fostering collaboration across multiple teams to ensure cohesive and effective development strategies.
• Mentorship and Leadership: Act as a mentor and guide to engineers at all levels, providing them with the knowledge and tools they need to grow in their careers and contribute more effectively to the organization.
• Foster a Collaborative Culture: Build and maintain relationships based on trust and respect, encouraging a culture of open communication, continuous learning, and mutual support across the engineering organization.

Experience & Skills

• Technical Expertise: Deep proficiency in C#, .NET Core 8+, and SQL, with a strong background in microservices and modern architectural patterns such as Micro Frontend and Atomic Design.
• Extensive experience with RESTful web services, messaging and queuing systems, and front-end frameworks like React.
• Advanced knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker, and familiarity with orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Proficient in both MySQL and Postgres, with a solid understanding of GraphQL and its applications.
• Leadership and Strategic Influence: Demonstrated experience in leading complex engineering projects and driving cross-team collaboration to achieve business objectives.
• Proven ability to influence strategic technical decisions, guiding teams toward innovative solutions that meet both current and future needs.
• Communication and Mentorship: Exceptional communication skills, with a strong ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in mentoring and developing engineers, fostering a culture of growth, innovation, and excellence within the team.
• Greenfield experience: Creating products from high-level ideas.
• Just Do It: Operates with a "just do it" mindset, transforming odd, shaped problems into usable solutions.

Preferred Experience

• In-depth knowledge of cloud platforms and services, particularly in designing and deploying scalable applications in a cloud environment.
• Advanced experience in modern DevOps practices and tools, ensuring seamless integration and continuous delivery across teams.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in a computer-related subject area or a related business field.
• Ten (10) or more years of experience in Information Technology and solution delivery, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

As a global leader in PR, marketing and social media management technology and intelligence, Cision helps brands and organizations to identify, connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business results. PR Newswire, a network of over 1.1 billion influencers, in-depth monitoring, analytics and its Brandwatch and Falcon.io social media platforms headline a premier suite of solutions. Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. For more information about Cision's award-winning solutions, including its next-gen Cision Communications Cloud®, visit www.cision.com and follow @Cision on Twitter.

Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation and achieving long-term success. Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge and named a “Top Diversity Employer” for 2021 by DiversityJobs.com.

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