Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Concord is an execution company helping organizations implement technology and AI initiatives through artificial intelligence and data, digital experience, and platform engineering expertise. The Principal Software Engineer will build analytical and optimization software for a major renewable energy operation, translating ambiguous business problems into scalable systems while owning backend, data, and user interface development. The role also provides architecture leadership, AI-assisted development, DevSecOps, reliability, mentoring, and stakeholder communication.
Responsibilities
- Translate ambiguous business problems into technical solutions
- Design scalable, robust architectures
- Anticipate edge cases and operational concerns
- Make pragmatic technology decisions
- Work directly with business stakeholders
- Build prototypes quickly
- Validate concepts early
- Accelerate feedback cycles
- Services/backend development
- Data systems
- User interfaces
- End-to-end feature ownership
- Use agentic AI tools throughout software development
- Design quality controls for coding agents
- Implement specification-driven workflows
- Create deterministic validation checks
- Evaluate AI tools critically rather than adopting them blindly
- Secure-by-design development
- CI/CD pipelines
- Observability and monitoring
- Alerting and operational readiness
- Resilient, maintainable software
- Production support capabilities
- Define system architecture
- Guide software design
- Serve as technical leads
- Mentor less experienced engineers
- Lead project teams
- Influence technology decisions
- Communicate with executives and business stakeholders
Skills
- Must be authorized to work legally in the US without sponsorship, now or in the future
- 9+ years of professional software engineering experience, including demonstrated ownership of system architecture and technical leadership (not years alone — must show scope of ownership, not just tenure)
- Proficiency in one or more of: Python, C#, JavaScript, or other languages
- Cloud platform experience, including Azure, AWS or GCP
- Experience with AI-assisted/agentic development tools (e.g., Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) and practices
- Experience with automation, CI/CD, and DevSecOps practices (secure-by-design, observability, monitoring/alerting)
- Experience communicating technical strategy to executive/business stakeholders
- St. Paul, MN or Juno Beach, FL are preferred, but open to other locations in the US
- Experience mentoring engineers and leading project teams (helpful but not required at the lower end of the experience range)
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Comprehensive coverage to support your overall well-being.
- Employer Contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSA): For employees enrolled in High Deductible Health Plans, Concord contributes toward your HSA.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA): Options for healthcare and dependent care expenses, plus a Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) for wellness and personal development.
- Disability Insurance: Short-term (up to 12 weeks) and long-term coverage, fully paid by the employer.
- Life and AD&D Insurance: Employer-provided coverage with options for additional voluntary coverage.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Support for legal, financial, and personal challenges.
- 401(k) Retirement Savings: 1% employer match.
- Career Growth Opportunities: Pathways for advancement and skill development.
- Team Engagement Activities: Regular team-building events and company-sponsored activities.
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