Principal Software Engineer

Summary/objective

The Principal Software Engineer for the Developer Experience team drives the strategy, design, and implementation of solutions that optimize how developers build, test, and deliver software at isolved. This role is equal parts hands-on engineering and technical leadership - building internal tools, improving CI/CD pipelines, reducing friction in the development lifecycle, and establishing best practices that scale across the engineering organization.

The successful candidate will own and evolve isolved's internal developer platform, including build systems, development environments, testing infrastructure, and automation tooling. They will partner closely with engineering teams to identify bottlenecks, measure developer productivity, and deliver high-impact improvements that reduce cycle time and cognitive overhead. This role provides frequent technical guidance and mentorship to engineers across the organization, influencing architecture decisions and championing engineering excellence.

Core Job Duties

• Designing and building internal developer tools and platforms that improve day-to-day engineering workflows
• Optimizing CI/CD pipelines, build performance, and deployment reliability
• Defining and tracking developer experience metrics (build times, deployment frequency, developer satisfaction) to guide investment decisions
• Evaluating and integrating AI-assisted development tools to accelerate engineering productivity
• Establishing standards and patterns for code quality, testing, and infrastructure-as-code
• Partnering with architecture, platform, and product teams to ensure developer tooling aligns with organizational direction
• Mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the development organization

Job Complexity

As an expert in the field, uses professional concepts in developing resolution to critical issues and broad design matters. Anticipates broad changes pertaining to their area of expertise and ensure isolved is always ahead of the curve.

Experience

Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years developing web applications
• 2 years developing cloud native applications.
• Ability to work independently to research and solve complex problems.
• Strong skills in:
• Azure
• Microservice Architecture
• C#
• SQL
• Unit Testing
• .NET
• Experience with:
• NET / ASP.NET Core WebAPI
• Javascript
• Angular
• SOLID principles
• Experience with the following a plus:
• Knockout
• Azure CosmosDB or other NoSQL database
• Azure Container Apps
• Pub/Sub and asynchronous messaging
• Docker
• MVVM
• Terraform
• Kubernetes

Physical Demands

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds.

Travel Required

No

Work Authorization

Employee must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

FLSA Classification

Exempt

Location

Remote, USA.

About isolved

isolved is an employee experience leader, providing intuitive, people-first HCM (Human Capital Management) technology. Our solutions are delivered directly or through our partner network to more than five million employees and 145,000 employers - who use them every day to boost performance, increase productivity, and accelerate results while reducing risk. Our HCM platform, isolved People Cloud, seamlessly connects and manages the employee journey across talent management, HRpayroll, workforce management and engagement management functions. No matter the industry, we help high-growth organizations employ, enable and empower their workforce by transforming employee experience for a better today and a better tomorrow. For more information, visit www.isolvedhcm.com.

isolved is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. isolved is a progressive and open-minded meritocracy. If you are smart and good at what you do, come as you are. Visit www.isolvedhcm.com/careers for more information regarding our incredible culture and focus on our employee experience. Visit www.isolvedeebenefits.com for a comprehensive list of our employee total rewards offerings.