Principal Software Engineer

West Monroe is seeking a Principal Software Engineer/Architect to join the Product Experience and Engineering Lab.  You will partner with our clients and other West Monroe team members on transformational projects.  On client projects, you will work collaboratively to gather technical requirements, define platform and integration design, and perform the configuration/development of the solution in a team environment.

We eat, sleep, and breathe products. We invent, build, and scale product-led businesses within industries that have tremendous impact on peoples’ lives. We are shippers, makers, and craftspeople that come together to help organizations build human-centered products that people love using, every single day.

Responsibilities:

• Interact with key client decision makers (CTO, Tech VPs, etc.) to understand their vision, gather requirements, and offer relevant insight based on experience in the field
• Work in a collaborative team setting to support our clients and help solve their business problems through analysis of existing systems, applications, and processes
• Lead the development of software solutions across full lifecycle Agile projects – requirements gathering, design, development, testing, implementation, and rollout
• Own the flexibility to be creative and have an impact on designs with a “blank slate” development mentality within the general boundaries of client expectations
• Build highly interactive and customized web, desktop, and/or mobile front-end and back-end applications
• Enjoy participating in all aspects of product development including generating ideas, prototyping and building solutions, talking to users, testing outcomes, and integrating learnings into future work
• Want to learn new languages, paradigms, patterns, and frameworks
• Enjoy using your creativity and resourcefulness to tackle unexpected challenges

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred, OR equivalent experience required
• Consulting firm/industry experience preferred 
• 7-11+ years of experience in full-stack software development with preferred skills in:
  • Java, Go, Ruby, .NET, C#, Python, etc.
  • Entity Framework and various APIs
  • JavaScript, React, Angular, Flutter, Dart, HTML/CSS
  • SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Azure, AWS, GCP open-source tools
• Experience designing and building web application user interfaces with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
• Experience with a commonly used back-end framework (e.g. Rails, Spring, .NET) and a commonly used front-end framework (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js)
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure), containerization tools (e.g., Docker), and/or orchestration systems (e.g., k8s)
• Deep understanding of software engineering concepts (requirements, development methodologies, testing and documentation) and an understanding of how technology applies to business concepts
• Well-versed in object-oriented design and development concepts
• Comfortable working within a fast-paced, collaborative, Agile/Scrum project environment
• Desire and ability to lead a team of ~2-4+ software engineers
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills

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Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role can vary based on your proximity to one of our West Monroe offices (see table below). Information on our competitive total rewards package, including our bonus structure and benefits is here.  Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity.​

Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses. Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available for use after successful completion of one year of employment.

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