Principal Software Engineer bei Orionadvisor

A Senior Staff Software Engineer (IC7) utilizes their advanced professional expertise and experience to enhance and maintain the software products developed by Summit Wealth Systems as well as creating and progressing the strategy, development, and architectural evolution of a fully cloud-native, serverless platform.

• An expert in the field, uses professional concepts in developing resolution to critical issues and broad design matters.
• Has practical mastery of AWS and how to architect solutions tailored to its platform offering.
• Can handle competing complex projects and concepts.
• Understands how to operate when in unknown territory, and how to pave the road ahead.
• Able to evaluate and provide guidance on nuanced and / or delicate situations using careful analysis.
• Effectively uses professional judgement in pursuit of work goals.
• Can comfortably and effectively guide fellow team members to successful outcomes.
• Can effectively balance creativity with discipline to find outcomes that provide outsized value.
• As a center of context, has the curiosity and drive to help experiment and move the industry forward with next-generation technologies like AI, LLMs, and ML.

Duties:

• Define long-term technical direction for serverless and event-driven architectures.
• Design and implement fully serverless applications using AWS Lambda, Cloudfront, and API Gateway.
• Architect event-driven workflows using SNS, SQS, and EventBridge to enable scalable microservices.
• Optimize compute cost & performance by leveraging AWS-native tools such as RDS, Lambda concurrency tuning, and auto-scaling strategies.
• Guide engineering teams on cloud-native best practices, serverless-first development, and AWS architecture principles.
• Mentor engineers on serverless security, performance tuning, and cost optimization.
• Be a hands-on leader for the technical discipline as a driver of business impact.
• Drive the adoption of new AWS technologies and stay ahead of industry trends in distributed systems and modern cloud engineering.
• Develop and maintain product features.
• Create and design solutions for new features, subsystems, modules, systems or platforms that may be specific or cross-cutting in nature.
• Guide fellow team members in the code review process.
• Guide and provide clarity for fellow team members in delivering quality solutions.
• Ensure application quality by testing integrated features as well as writing test automation where appropriate.
• Ensure application safety by following secure coding best practices.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and fix product defects.
• Maintains a deep and intrinsic understanding of business use cases and objectives.
• Actively maintain a self-paced learning regiment to feed professional curiosity.
• Utilize source control to effectively manage delivery of work.
• Understand and operate the full lifecycle of the software platform, from coding to delivery and observation in production.
• Learn and adhere to team and company processes, standards, and procedures.
• Actively develop and maintain working relationships with team and department members.
• Participate in the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Maintain and nurture an opportunistic mindset.
• Move fast while maintaining the company’s integrity and position in the marketplace.
• Leads from the front lines in helping team to keep consistently delivering.

Core Skills:

• Deep knowledge of modern JavaScript or TypeScript using NodeJS.
• Deep knowledge of the NodeJS ecosystem, including community idioms, popular packages, design patterns, documentation, internal workings and quirks.
• Deeply understands React and related front-end libraries to create rich user experiences, keeping an eye on the changing ecosystem for opportunities and challenges.
• Has a working understanding of the web platform, and a strong understanding of the capabilities of web browsers and their role in relation to back-end software.
• Knowledge of token-based AuthZ systems like OpenID-Connect and OAuth2.
• Knowledge of concepts of zero-trust security models and secure access controls.
• Knowledge of the role of cryptography and certificates in modern application development.
• Knowledge of the workings of computer networking, the OSI model, and the domain name system.
• An understanding of how to use CSS to style the front-end, including upcoming features and their adoption.
• Knowledge of troubleshooting and debugging in all applicable contexts (front-end, back-end, database, platform)
• An advanced knowledge of relational database technology (SQL), including transactional and analytical schema design, indexing, with a deep understanding of MySQL specifically. Comparative knowledge of other database technologies.
• Understanding of common data lake and data processing technologies.
• Deep Expertise and the ability to quickly and deeply understand Amazon Web Services (AWS) technologies such as:
  • RDS
  • Lambda
  • SQS, SNS, SES
  • S3
  • API Gateway
  • CloudFront
  • EventBridge
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code best practices.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and how to effectively develop and create them.
• Day to day mastery of git for source control, as well as history and release management.
• Familiarity with SDLC processes and systems, with the ability to guide them and provide constructive feedback.
• Intrapersonal skills necessary for working in a team environment, including the development of working relationships and professional networking.
• Wide understanding of various application architecture patterns.
• Knowledge of a variety design patterns and development principles (like SOLID, DDD, CQRS)
• Familiarity with compliance processes like ISO 27001, SOC2.
• Familiarity with machine learning concepts to drive forward AI initiatives.

Job Complexity:

                  Works on issues that directly impact current and future business success. Operates as a champion for innovation in evaluating and adopting new technologies and methods that can be capitalized in the development of the business and product. Works on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles. Exercises independent judgement in methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Creates formal networks involving coordination among groups. Provides mentorship and guidance to network.

Autonomy and Scope:

Exercises wide latitude in determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments.

Salary Range:

The pay listed in this posting indicates the estimated pay at the time of this posting; however, may vary depending on geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, Orion offers a competitive benefits package which includes health, dental, vision, and disability coverage on day one, 401(k) plan with employer match, paid parental leave, pet benefits including pawternity leave and pet insurance, student loan repayment and more.

About Us

At Orion, we achieve our best work when we support one another, staying personally accountable to each other and the clients we serve. We create a welcoming environment where everyone is respected, valued, and heard. Our commitment to create raving fans ensures we consistently exceed client expectations. Thinking differently is in our DNA—we innovate always, push boundaries, and reject the status quo to deliver transformative outcomes. Together, we support one another and see it through to success, driving our collective achievements and those of our clients.