# Principal Software Developer

**Company**: GDIT
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $187,000 - $253,000
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking a Principal Software Developer to join our team. You will work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where ideas are discussed and challenged openly. Your primary responsibilities will include delivering new features and improving the reliability of our core services, identifying major system bottlenecks or flaws in business logic, and proactively addressing them. You will also lead a team of developers to engineer and develop software to solve complex user problems.

The ideal candidate will be proficient in Python/Java or similar languages, an expert in the majority of language constructs, and able to apply them fluently to solve complicated and complex problems. You will thrive in environments that demand continuous learning and adaptation, embracing new technologies and approaches as the software engineering landscape evolves.

Key skills and qualifications include:

- 10+ years of related experience

- Expert-level proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Java, Python, or similar)

- Experience with microservice architectures, especially in high-throughput and low-latency systems

- Strong architectural and system design capabilities

- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences

- Experience mentoring engineers, leading technical teams, or serving as a tech lead

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. The likely salary range for this position is $187,000 - $253,000.

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- Java
- microservice architectures
- cloud engineering
- system design

### Nice to have
- AI
- automation tools
- system transformations

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