Principal Software Engineer

Overview

We are looking for a technical visionary who doesn't just follow industry trends but sets them. We are driven by a singular focus: cultivating a High-Performance Engineering Culture. We believe that excellence is driven by elite leaders who embrace the future—from AI-augmented development workflows to cloud-native architectures. We are seeking a Principal Engineer who will navigate ambiguity, accelerate our technological evolution, and lead our most ambitious projects with an AI-first mindset.

 

The Mission

Your goal is to be the technical catalyst in our modernization journey. You will lead the architectural evolution of our enterprise products, ensuring they thrive in a hybrid world—seamlessly operating both on-premise and in the cloud. Beyond the code, you will partner with business leadership to ensure every architectural decision drives measurable value, turning complex challenges into scalable technical realities.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Alignment: Translate high-level executive priorities and complex business challenges into clear, executable technical strategies and architectures.
• Architectural Evolution: Design and execute a robust system architecture that bridges the gap between on-premise stability and cloud-native agility.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Build consensus across diverse engineering squads. You act as the technical authority, aligning teams on standards and mitigating system-level risks.
• AI-Native Engineering: Lead the charge in integrating AI tools across the entire development lifecycle to radically increase engineering productivity and system optimization.
• Resilience & Scalability: Take ownership of system reliability. Architect for High Availability and ensure the platform is built to handle complex, large-scale enterprise demands.
• Engineering Velocity & Platform Thinking: Create the "golden path" for our teams. Build the infrastructure, tooling, and CI/CD pipelines that allow for rapid, high-quality deployments.

Qualifications

• You thrive in Ambiguity: You excel at taking undefined, high-stakes problems and independently structuring them into clear technical roadmaps.
• You are a Force Multiplier: Your technical baseline elevates the entire engineering organization. You set the standards, review critical cross-domain architectures, and mentor engineers at all levels.
• You are a Master Communicator: You can seamlessly translate deep technical complexities into clear business implications for non-technical stakeholders and leadership.
• You are a Strategic Problem Solver: You possess the seniority to master any technology (while our current core is C#/.NET) and the wisdom to choose the right tool for long-term success.
• You are an AI Advocate: You understand how AI is redefining the engineering craft and you actively use it to achieve 10x impact.
• You believe in Total System Ownership: You understand that technical leadership includes ensuring that architecture is observable, stable, and performs flawlessly in production.

What we offer:

• The authority to make the technical calls necessary to achieve elite engineering standards.
• A platform to lead a large-scale modernization effort within a market-leading global enterprise portfolio.
• A seat at the table where your technical vision and AI-driven strategies directly shape our organizational roadmap.
• Competitive compensation that recognizes the immense value of elite technical leadership and architectural mastery.

 

Company Description  

One Identity enables organizations of all sizes to better secure, manage, monitor, protect, and analyze information and infrastructure to help fuel innovation and drive their businesses forward. With team members around the globe, we intend to continue to grow revenues and add value to customers.  

  

When you join our team, you will have the opportunity to build and develop products at a scale few others can provide. Our product portfolio serves a large base of customers and we are addressing the strategic imperatives for enterprise businesses. Working with some of the most talented employees the industry has to offer, we provide enhanced career opportunities for team members to learn and grow in a rapidly changing environment.

 

One Identity is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: One Identity is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at One Identity are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. One Identity will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. One Identity encourages applicants of all ages.  

  

Come join us. For more information, visit us on the web at One Identity Careers | Explore Opportunities with the OI Team 

  

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