Principal Software Engineer

Dealership:

We’re looking for a skilled Principal Software Engineer to lead key software initiatives, mentor engineering teams, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable applications. In this role, you’ll drive technical excellence, provide hands-on support to mission-critical projects, and contribute to the growth and strength of our organization. You’ll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and play a pivotal role in shaping our technical roadmap.

Location: Remote (Pacific Time Zone)

Compensation: $100,000-$200,000

We offer a competitive starting wage that is based on a variety of factors, including the specific role, experience, qualifications, skill set, and education. 

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Software Architecture team to define and execute our technical roadmap.
• Add velocity to mission-critical features by seamlessly integrating into Agile teams and processes.
• Champion exceptional code quality and robust application architecture for Single Page Applications, component libraries, and backend microservices.
• Mentor and train engineers to foster growth and uphold high standards of software development.
• Act as an ambassador for the engineering organization within the company and the broader tech community.
• Partner with Engineering Leadership to enhance software development practices and engineer development strategies.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Delivery teams to streamline processes and achieve better outcomes.
• Provide technical oversight to near-shore partners.
• Lead initiatives to build and maintain core infrastructures for internal frontend applications.

Skills and Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience shipping and supporting high-scale, high-performance web applications in a cloud environment.
• Expertise in web application architecture, scalability, performance optimization, reliability, deployment, monitoring, and security.
• Proficiency with JavaScript (React), TypeScript, Next.js, CSS, and HTML.
• Familiarity with technologies such as Auth0, Material UI, Storybook, Node.js, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Azure DevOps.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

If you’re passionate about solving complex challenges, empowering others to succeed, and driving innovation, we’d love to hear from you!

We offer best in class industry benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Paid Holidays & PTO
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Lithia Learning Center
• Vehicle Purchase Discounts
• Wellness Programs

High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required. We are a drug free workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity (regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status). We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.