Principal Engineer at coatesgroup

coatesgroup

Chicago, IL·1d ago

LeadFull-timeRustCI/CDGitAI

Salary Range

$180,000 - $189,000 /year

About the Role

We are looking for a Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership by shaping architectural direction and guiding critical engineering decisions. This role ensures technology platforms evolve in a scalable, resilient, and strategically aligned way.

Key Responsibilities

→Define and evolve the long-term technical and architectural direction across platforms and domains
→Translate business strategy into architectural principles and technical roadmaps
→Lead the design of large-scale, distributed, and mission-critical systems
→Balance delivery speed, cost, risk, and long-term sustainability in major technical decisions
→Establish and champion engineering and architecture standards
→Provide architectural governance through design reviews and decision records
→Own the long-term health and resilience of critical platforms
→Identify and resolve cross-domain architectural risks
→Act as the final technical escalation point for complex engineering challenges
→Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders
→Communicate technical trade-offs and risks to senior and executive leaders

Requirements

✓12+ years of experience in software engineering
✓Significant experience working on large-scale, complex, or mission-critical systems
✓Proven experience designing and evolving architectures across multiple teams
✓Track record of influencing technical direction beyond a single team or domain
✓Demonstrated success leading major system transformations or platform initiatives
✓Experience operating at senior stakeholder level
✓Hands-on experience in modern engineering practices