Principal Software Engineer - Distributed System - Full Stack (Remote)

Donnelley Financial - Rockville, MD

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Rockville, MD

Printing and Related Support Activities

About the position

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) is seeking a Principal Engineer to deliver advanced SaaS solutions primarily for clients working with the SEC and other global regulatory bodies. This role involves owning projects end-to-end, writing high-quality code, and addressing complex design challenges in a distributed system context. The Principal Engineer will play a crucial role in ensuring the software remains efficient, reliable, and free of technical debt while collaborating with various teams to construct impactful software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement concise, modular, cohesive frontend and backend services in a distributed system context that are resilient, efficient, and reliable.
• Ensure automated tests are highly effective in terms of software quality, refactor flexibility, and integration/delivery speed.
• Develop concurrent and asynchronous software designs and implementations.
• Implement advanced asynchronous and resilient network communications.
• Engage in software development on complex algorithms or combinatorial problems.
• Reduce and decompose complex software components along appropriate boundaries.
• Optimize build, deployment, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) provisioning pipelines.
• Conduct rigorous analysis of escaped defects to determine corrective actions.
• Communicate clearly with diagrams, documentation, and presentations to other developers and management.
• Maintain awareness of production system performance, errors, and code usage.
• Participate in the planning of technical engineering and product roadmaps.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• 6-15+ years of experience working in full stack distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in at least 2 of the following: Java, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, NodeJS.
• Experience meeting secure coding standards and participating in financial systems security practices.
• Ability to explain complex topics to managers, directors, and product managers.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Familiarity with Docker, AKS/Kubernetes, and build pipelines.
• Knowledge of RDBMS such as SQL Databases, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server.
• Experience with WebSockets or other push technologies.
• Understanding of algorithm design/optimization and combinatorial problem solving.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses.
• Health insurance coverage.
• 401k retirement savings plan with matching contributions.
• Flexible scheduling options.
• Professional development opportunities.