Senior Principal Software Engineer

Req188887 Position Purpose The Software Engineer Sr. Principal is responsible for guiding software design and development across multiple engineering teams and principal software engineers. Sr. Principals will help accelerate delivery speed and quality through technical expertise, technical leadership, and by communicating best practices within their assigned IT portfolios. They will be a key contact point across a large portfolio for sharing and engaging with principal software engineers to foster learning and adoption of new technologies. They will interface with our 3rd party vendors to ensure THD's technical needs are met and that we are driving interoperability within our existing technology landscape. The role will typically support 4-6 different development teams (contrasted with 2-3 for a Principal and 6-10 for a Distinguished Engineer) which will span a variety of functioning products and/or APIs. They will ensure that teams are making good use of resources, designing and refactoring systems to optimize cloud costs, and will be responsible for identifying opportunities to streamline processes and optimize existing codebases. Key Responsibilities 50% Delivery and Execution - Leads portfolio level Principal meetings to maintain alignment, consistency and knowledge sharing; Creates and architects foundational code elements that can be reused across a portfolio; Develops POCs with new technologies and paves the way for portfolio adoption; Tracks and monitors efficient usage of cloud resources and drives cost reduction opportunities and enhancements10% People - Acts as a point of escalation for teams facing extremely complex challenges; Presents at and attends conferences and learns how to apply new technologies and concepts; Provides leadership, mentoring, and coaching to direct reports; Conducts annual and mid-year reviews, reviewing individual development plans and providing performance feedback; Attracts, retains, develops, and motivates top talent15% Strategy and Planning - Works with a Distinguished Engineer to define technology solutions (open source or vendor) teams should be exploring and/or leveraging; Works across local teams to unify strategy and alignment; Identifies and removes potential roadblocks & bottlenecks across large cross-functional projects and initiatives; Participates in and influences development of technology roadmaps within a given portfolio; Drives thought leadership and innovation within a given portfolio25% Support and Enablement - Point of escalation for high-priority issues and outages as they arise; Fields questions from project, product, and support teams; Helps solve technology disputes across local teams; Works with vendors to help identify and implement feature enhancements in software products; Evangelizes successful usage of tooling and technology with local teams Direct Manager/Direct Reports This position reports to various individualsThis position has 4-6 direct reports Travel Requirements Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time. Physical Requirements Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles. Working Conditions Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Minimum Qualifications Must be eighteen years of age or older.Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.Expertise in at least two technologies used by THD ITExperience with common business processes used in the retail industryExperience in Agile/Lean development environments7 years of relevant work experienceThe knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent in a field of study related to the jobTypically requires overnight travel less than 15% of the time Preferred Qualifications 7-9 years of relevant work experienceOne of the fields of expertise should include a programming languageCapable of understanding complicated systems quicklyMastery in assigned domainsActive participation in or leadership of professional groups affiliated with specific domains5 years previous leadership experience Minimum Education The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job. Preferred Education No additional education Minimum Years Of Work Experience 7 Preferred Years Of Work Experience No additional years of experience Minimum Leadership Experience None Preferred Leadership Experience None Certifications None Competencies CourageDrives Vision and PurposeGlobal PerspectiveNimble LearningSelf-DevelopmentAttracts Top TalentBuilds Effective TeamsCollaboratesCultivates InnovationDrives EngagementManages ComplexitySituational AdaptabilityCommunicates EffectivelyDevelops TalentDrives Results Apply End Date: 08/18/2026