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Principal Software Engineer architecting AI-enabled, scalable document and customs systems for C.H. Robinson’s global logistics operations. Leading full-stack engineering, cloud delivery, reliability, and technical mentorship.
Responsibilities:
- Define and implement architecture patterns for reliable, maintainable, and extensible full-stack applications
- Build reusable UI components, optimize API performance, and architect scalable, secure, high-performance backend services
- Identify opportunities to integrate AI and automation into software development
- Collaborate with Product, UX, Data Science, and Engineering teams to align technical direction with business priorities and product vision
- Adopt data-driven approaches, conduct experiments, and iterate rapidly on features
- Communicate technical trade-offs, design decisions, and architectural vision to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Create and maintain technical documentation, architectural diagrams, and design guidelines
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams
- Ensure system availability, troubleshoot production incidents, and drive permanent fixes through root cause analysis
- Build partnerships across engineering teams and divisions to drive alignment and technical excellence
- Research and adopt engineering tools, technologies, and methodologies to improve developer productivity and system efficiency
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience designing and implementing large-scale, distributed software systems spanning multiple platforms
- 10+ years of experience with modern development languages, such as .NET Core and C#
- Strong expertise in relational databases (MS SQL, Oracle) and non-relational databases (MongoDB, Elastic, CosmosDB), focusing on scalability and performance optimization
- Deep understanding of microservices architecture, CQRS, event-driven design, and eventually consistent system patterns
- Experience with data streaming architectures and frameworks, such as Kafka, ESB, and Apache Flink
- Familiarity with AI/ML-driven engineering practices and AI-assisted development tools, such as GitHub Copilot and CodeWhisperer
- Experience embedding AI/ML models into applications
- Expertise in testing strategies, automated testing frameworks, acceptance criteria definition, and test automation review
- Proficiency with version control systems, such as Git, GitHub, and TFS
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and infrastructure automation, such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and Terraform
- Experience building and deploying cloud-native applications on Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Hands-on end-to-end feature development, including API design, backend services, and frontend integration
- Experience troubleshooting complex distributed systems, participating in on-call rotations, and leading post-mortems and root cause analysis
- Ability to explain complex technical concepts to executives, engineers, and product managers
- Proven track record delivering results in fast-paced environments, managing multiple priorities, and driving technical excellence
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or MIS
Benefits:
- Three medical plans
- Prescription drug coverage
- Enhanced Fertility benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account (including employer contribution)
- Dental and Vision
- Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Paid observed holidays
- 2 paid floating holidays for U.S. hourly employees
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) offered to U.S. salaried employees — no accruals and no caps
- Paid Time Off (PTO) offered to all other employees in the U.S. and Canada
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off to volunteer in your community
- Charitable Giving Match Program
- 401(k) with 6% company matching
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Career development, networking, and team-building opportunities
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