Principal Software Engineer (Full Stack) - Peer Communities

Hiring near our US Centers of Excellence.

Irving, TX

Gartner offers a flexible environment, with remote work that allows associates great flexibility to work from home, and opportunities to connect with colleagues for moments that matter on-site. Candidates that apply should be located within a reasonable proximity to one of Gartner's Centers of Excellence office locations.

About Gartner IT :

Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients. We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.

About the role :

This Principal role owns technical leadership for the Peer Community product within Digital Product Technology (DPT), partnering with two Scrum teams to deliver mobile, web and backend platforms and to drive discovery and the architectural runway.

Gartner Peer Community Gartner Peer Community is a peer-driven platform where thousands of verified enterprise leaders connect to share knowledge, ask questions, and provide peer feedback that helps inform technology and business decisions.

What you will do :

Lead system architecture, run technical reviews, and own cross-team integration and interfaces across two Scrum teams.

Participate and lead discovery, prototyping, and the architectural runway to ensure delivery readiness and technical alignment.

Design and evolve client-side architecture for web and mobile while ensuring consistency across platforms.

Design and build effective, observable, and scalable backend services in Go.

Define and drive non-functional requirements : scalability, availability, security, observability, and performance.

Coach and mentor senior engineers; influence hiring, on-call practices, and engineering standards.

Work closely with Product and Design to translate customer problems into technical solutions and measurable outcomes.

Improve engineering processes and tooling to reduce cycle time and increase reliability.

What you will need :

8+ years of professional software engineering experience building production systems.

Demonstrated experience leading architecture and delivery across multiple teams.

Strong proficiency with at least two of : React / Next.js, React Native, Go.

Hands-on experience with observability, incident response, and performance tuning.

Proven track record delivering systems with strong UX, maintainability, and operational quality.

Excellent written and verbal communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have :

Experience with Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS / GCP), CI / CD and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform / Scalr).

Experience with Next.js and server-side rendering patterns.

Prior experience in distributed systems, high-traffic services, or data-intensive platforms.

Experience with data science platforms

What you will get :

Competitive compensation.

Limitless growth and learning opportunities.

Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship; Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!

A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.

A chance to make an impact - your work will contribute directly to our strategy.

Enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.

20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.

Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan.

401K with corporate match, immediate vesting.

Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.

Parental leave.

Tuition reimbursement.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Employee Assistance Program.

Gartner Gives Charity Match.

And much more!

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Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE : IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we've grown to more than 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That's why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work .

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive - working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 128,000 USD - 186,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

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