Principal Software Engineer

About this Opportunity :

The Principal Software Engineer (IC6) leads the design, development, and evolution of Orion’s modern cloud-native technology stack. This role architects end-to-end systems, sets and drives engineering standards, identifies long-term platform investments, and leverages deep expertise in AWS, serverless patterns, distributed systems, JavaScript / TypeScript, React, and modern application development. Operating with substantial autonomy, the Principal Engineer tackles Orion’s most complex technical challenges, charts the course for major engineering initiatives, and ensures solutions are reliable, scalable, secure, cost-efficient, and aligned to business outcomes. As we continue to evolve and live our Orion values, we are looking for someone to grow with us.

For Internal and External Candidates :

Candidates must work in-office at one of the following locations for at least 3 days per week : Omaha, NE; or Lehi, UT.

In this role, you'll get to :

Architect and implement large-scale, fully serverless applications using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, EventBridge, SQS / SNS, S3, and RDS

Define the architectural vision for cloud-native, event-driven systems across Orion

Lead design for new platforms, subsystems, and cross-cutting capabilities that support Orion’s growth and scale

Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code and CI / CD pipelines that support rapid, consistent deployment

Serve as Orion’s top technical expert in AWS architecture and serverless engineering

Provide guidance, mentorship, and direction to engineers, senior engineers, and tech leads

Lead design reviews, complex debugging efforts, and operational excellence initiatives

Drive adoption of new AWS services, modern distributed system patterns, and emerging technologies—including generative and agentic AI

Partner with Product, Security, DevOps, and business stakeholders to ensure technical decisions support Orion’s strategic goals.

Champion secure coding practices, system hardening, and proactive risk mitigation

Build performant, resilient, scalable systems that self-heal and optimize cost

Create and enforce testing strategies, including integrated and automated testing approaches

Diagnose and solve high-severity issues across any layer of the stack—front-end, back-end, database, networking, or infrastructure

Shape the engineering culture by promoting best practices, simplification, and continuous improvement

Influence roadmaps and technology direction through data, experience, and clear communication

Serve as a trusted advisor across engineering teams and to senior leadership

Build strong cross-functional relationships to drive work that impacts multiple areas of the business

Independently define methods, strategies, and technical approaches for novel or ambiguous initiatives

Balance creativity and discipline to build solutions that deliver outsized impact

Maintain a continuous learning practice to stay ahead of rapidly evolving cloud engineering trends

Operate with a platform-owner mindset—thinking holistically about reliability, scale, and long-term maintainability

We're looking for talent who :

Has mastery of modern JavaScript / TypeScript and the Node.js ecosystem

Has deep experience building rich, modern UIs using React and supporting front-end libraries

Has strong understanding of browser capabilities, web performance, and front-end architecture

Has advanced SQL and relational database expertise, especially MySQL (schema design, indexing, query optimization)

Has knowledge of data lakes and distributed data pipeline technologies

Has expertise across AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, SQS, SNS, SES, EventBridge, S3, RDS)

Has strong understanding of OAuth2, OpenID Connect, cryptography, and security protocols

Has mastery of git workflows, CI / CD pipelines, IaC best practices, and SDLC processes

Has broad architectural pattern knowledge (DDD, CQRS, SOLID, event-driven patterns)

Has exceptional debugging and problem-solving skills across the full stack

Tackles high-impact, highly ambiguous problems with no blueprint

Defines technical frameworks, patterns, and decision structures for other engineers to follow

Solutions directly influence Orion’s long-term scalability, reliability, and competitive advantage

Builds influence networks across teams and guides engineering direction at scale

Operates with full independence on new, critical, or technically undefined initiatives

May indirectly lead engineers or project teams through influence and technical direction

Determines architecture, technical strategies, and methods for complex initiatives

Has a minimum of 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience

Has demonstrated mastery architecting and building in AWS

Has AWS Solutions Architect certification (or equivalent experience) strongly preferred

Owns and manages relationships with stakeholders directly and works effectively with people at all levels in an organization

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Salary Range :

$123,491.00 - $196,279.00

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.