Principal Software Engineer

About this role

• Step into the role of Principal Software Engineer and serve as a technical force multiplier for our engineering organization. In this high-leverage position, you will look beyond the immediate roadmap to define the architectural vision that will support Paperless Parts for years to come. You will bridge the gap between business strategy and technical execution, ensuring our systems are robust, scalable, and AI-ready
• This role is a powerful catalyst for change and innovation. You will be responsible for modernizing our engineering practices—integrating AI agents into the development lifecycle, driving the evolution from monolithic to a service architecture, and mentoring our engineers to become the next generation of leaders
• Architectural Authority: You will lead the design of our most critical systems, making high-stakes decisions on migrating to distributed architectures and defining our data strategy
• Optimizing the AI-Native Workflow: You will have the freedom to operationalize AI at scale—implementing agents for ticket resolution, automated reviews, and documentation—driving significant improvements in modern engineering efficiency
• High-Impact Work: Our software is used in mission-critical industries like aerospace and defense. The reliability and performance standards you set directly impact the production of life-saving and critical components
• Culture of Excellence: You will help establish a culture of deep observability and operational maturity, leading the charge on incident management and blameless postmortems
• Architect & Evolve: Lead the technical strategy for migrating legacy monolithic patterns to scalable, service architectures. You will define the long-term vision for our backend systems, APIs, and cloud infrastructure
• Operationalize AI Development: Drive the adoption and continuous improvement of AI-assisted workflows (using tools like Cursor and Claude Code). You will champion the strategic integration of AI agents to enhance autonomou...