Principal Software Engineer

NEOGOV is a leading AI-enabled SaaS provider serving the public sector and public safety organizations. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering new features and capabilities to SaaS products, leading complex system designs, and ensuring high-quality production code while mentoring teams.

Responsibilities:

• Write production code for critical and complex system components, setting the standard for quality and maintainability
• Architect, implement, and improve high-performing, modular software systems using SQL, .NET, and Angular, with a focus on scalability and fault tolerance
• Lead complex system designs and influence architecture decisions across teams, ensuring integration with enterprise-wide systems
• Build prototypes and proof-of-concepts to validate new technologies and approaches before broader adoption
• Evolve large existing systems — driving modernization from monolith to modular without disrupting production delivery
• Define and enforce coding standards; conduct code reviews with pattern-oriented feedback that raises quality across teams
• Define subsystem test standards and ensure alignment between test coverage and business risk; drive CI/CD and automation improvements
• Lead troubleshooting for critical production issues, performing hands-on debugging while guiding teams through resolution and root cause analysis
• Own technical roadmaps affecting multiple teams, proposing and executing foundational technology upgrades
• Provide technical guidance that helps teams plan and execute complex work effectively
• Ensure critical paths are observable and measurable through hands-on implementation of monitoring and performance tooling

Requirements:

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Experience operating at a staff level or equivalent technical leadership scope
• Proficiency in .NET, SQL Server, and Angular
• Proven experience leading end-to-end delivery of high-impact, platform-scale systems
• Track record of defining architectural patterns and reusable strategies adopted across teams
• Experience owning technical roadmaps and driving modernization of large existing systems
• Deep understanding of automated testing strategies, TDD, and aligning test coverage with business risk
• Expertise in CI/CD pipeline design and optimization, version control (Git), and Agile methodologies
• Experience with observability, performance monitoring, and ensuring system reliability at scale
• Knowledge of SonarQube, Mend, or similar static/code analysis tools
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills
• Bachelor's in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent work experience