Principal Full-Stack Engineer / Architect

Quick Facts

• Role: Principal Full-Stack Engineer / Architect

• Location: Irvine, California (Onsite/Hybrid)

• Domain: Retail experience required (PST time zone preference)

Description

Own platform architecture and engineering strategy, and lead large-scale platform modernization initiatives. Build proofs of concept and contribute production-grade code while driving architecture reviews and engineering standards across teams. Resolve cross-team technical dependencies and guide scalable distributed systems and AI-driven SDLC practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and own platform architecture and engineering strategy

• Lead large-scale platform modernization initiatives

• Build proofs of concept and contribute production-grade code

• Drive architecture reviews and engineering standards

• Resolve cross-team technical dependencies

Requirements

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with significant tenure at Staff/Principal level

• Retail domain experience (mandatory)

• Deep expertise in C#/.NET, Go, Java, or Python

• Experience with high-scale APIs and distributed systems

• Experience with data modeling and event-driven architecture

• React or modern frontend framework experience

• Proven cross-org leadership across multiple teams

• Strong engineering fundamentals: code quality, testing, CI/CD, and observability

• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment without formal authority

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape platform direction and engineering standards across multiple teams

• Hands-on role contributing production-grade code and architecture

• Lead AI-driven SDLC standards, tools, guardrails, and automation patterns