Principal Engineer at ParentSquare
United States
$210k - $265k
<meta><h4 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:13pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(157,188,99);white-space:pre-wrap;">Who we’re looking for:</strong></b></h4><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We are looking for a </span><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Principal Software Engineer</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> who serves as the ultimate technical authority and multiplier across our engineering organization. As our top-tier individual contributor, you operate with an extreme sense of urgency, high business acumen, and an unyielding commitment to simplicity.</span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We are seeking a deeply </span><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">AI-forward, vision-driven engineer</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">. To us, this means you don't just use AI tools—you fundamentally redesign engineering paradigms around them. You are the pioneer who sets the standard for how our entire company leverages LLMs and AI agents to accelerate cycle times, eliminate friction, and ship simple, high-impact capabilities at an unprecedented cadence. Most importantly, you are deeply passionate about transforming the lives of students and educators through seamless communication.</span></p><h3 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:15pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(157,188,99);font-size:15pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">This role will include:</strong></b></h3><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Strategic & Executive Leadership:</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> Partner directly with the VP of Engineering, C-Suite, Product leadership, and business stakeholders to turn ambitious company goals into lean, executable technical strategies.</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">AI Strategy & Culture:</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> Define and drive the company-wide AI development roadmap. Establish the practices, tools, and mindset needed to transform our engineering organization into a hyper-efficient, AI-native development force.</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Architecture & System Vision:</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> Own the overarching architectural vision of our platform. Guide the long-term evolution of our services—balancing rapid iteration with the rigorous security, privacy, and uptime requirements schools demand.</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Technical Excellence & Mentorship:</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> Elevate the engineering bar across all teams through architectural reviews, mentorship of Staff and Senior engineers, and modeling a culture of speed, rigor, and simplicity.</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Cross-Functional Influence:</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> Serve as the technical voice of the company in high-stakes conversations with key clients, partners, and cross-functional executives to align technology with core business value.</span></li></ul><h4 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:13pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(157,188,99);white-space:pre-wrap;">Our ideal candidate will have the following:</strong></b></h4><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Multi-Paradigm System Mastery:</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> Proven track record of designing, evolving, and maintaining complex, high-scale services using </span><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ruby, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and PHP</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">.</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Distributed Systems Architecture:</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> Deep expertise in scale, reliability, and relational databases (</span><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">MySQL, PostgreSQL</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">), alongside cloud infrastructure (</span><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">AWS Aurora, RDS, SQS</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">).</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">AI-First Operating Model:</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> You are a thought leader in AI-assisted software engineering, actively shaping how teams pair with AI to eliminate toil and focus on high-leverage architectural problems.</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Executive Presence & Communication:</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> Exceptional ability to distill complex technical trade-offs into clear business decisions for non-technical stakeholders, executives, and customers.</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Education & Track Record:</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a related field, with a demonstrated history of technical leadership at scale.</span></li></ul><h4 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:13pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(157,188,99);white-space:pre-wrap;">The perks of working for us are great! </strong></b></h4><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">You’ll get your foot in the door as our company continues to grow. We’re big believers in work-life balance and provide:</span></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Employer-paid health insurance (including dependent coverage)</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">An employer-matched 401K retirement savings program from day 1 </span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Paid Parental Leave</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Stock options</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Health + wellness reimbursements</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">PTO that increases each year</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">15 paid holidays, including your birthday! </span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><br></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">As a fully remote team, we’ll make sure you have all the tools and equipment you need to make your home office a place where you can thrive. </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><br></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;"><span style="font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace in compliance with applicable state laws.</span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;"><br></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:center;"><i><em style="font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">The salary range for this role will be $210,000-$265,000 DOE. </em></i></p>
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