Principal Software Engineer
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
06-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About SurePoint
SurePoint Technologies delivers award-winning software that helps mid-sized law firms boost efficiency and maximize financial performance. Our cloud-based solutions connect client management practice management and financial systems to improve efficiency and collaboration.
With over 40 years in legal tech and a team of CPAs former lawyers and top engineers we understand what law firms need to thrive. Were passionate about building tools that reduce administrative work so our customers can focus on what matters most: serving their clients.
Job Overview:
We are seeking a seasoned and visionary Principal Software Engineer to lead the technical direction of our next generation finance product. This is a high-impact individual contributor role for a deeply experienced engineer who thrives on solving complex problems driving architectural excellence and influencing product and technical strategy across their organization.
As a top technical leader you will work closely with engineering product and business stakeholders to shape scalable solutions mentor peers and champion innovation. Youll lead major initiatives and set the standard for engineering excellencewithout direct people management responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and drive the long-term technical vision and architecture across multiple teams and domains.
- Work with your agile team to develop and deliver high quality software in a predictable manner.
- Lead the design and implementation of highly complex systems and features.
- Serve as a technical advisor and mentor to senior engineers fostering a culture of learning and growth.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
- Evaluate and introduce new technologies frameworks and practices to improve scalability performance and developer productivity.
- Influence product roadmaps through deep technical insight and strategic thinking.
- Ensure high standards of code quality reliability and maintainability across the organization.
Qualifications:
- 12 years of professional software engineering experience with a strong track record of growth and technical leadership.
- 7-10 years of experience with Ruby on Rails and JavaScript frontend frameworks.
- Deep expertise in designing and building scalable web applications and distributed systems.
- Experience deploying and operating applications in cloud environments (e.g. Heroku AWS GCP).
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven ability to lead complex projects and deliver impactful results without direct authority.
- Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills.
- Experience working in an Agile team with a track record of continuous improvement.
Additional Qualifications that are nice to have:
- Experience developing accounting or financial software.
- Familiarity with law firms legal practice and law firm billing and accounting.
- Experience working in a hybrid or remote-first environment.
- Familiarity with .
- Advanced understanding of software security performance optimization and CI/CD practices.
Competencies:
- Technical Influence. Must be able to develop understanding of different approaches assess tradeoffs and make and communicate decisions in a way that garners buy-in from the team and stakeholders.
- Communication. Strong written and spoken technical communication skills (in English) are required. Clarity and precision are a must in technical writing. Capable of adapting content for a variety of audiences with varying technical expertise.
- Collaboration. Working effectively across teams departments and disciplines. Facilitate productive discussions encourage diverse perspectives and resolve conflicts constructively.
- Adaptability. Confidently navigate ambiguity and adjust to changing priorities. Embrace experimentation and iterative learning and development.
- Accountability. Takes responsibility for outcomes and follows through on commitments demonstrating professionalism and integrity in all interactions.
At SurePoint we know our people are our greatest strength. Thats why we offer a comprehensive total rewards package and were always evolving our benefits to support employee needs at every stage of life and career.
Benefits Include
- Health Insurance (medical dental vision)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance (employer paid)
- Health Savings Accounts
- Wellbeing Benefits
- 401K (immediately vested employer match)
- Paid Time Off (Flexible PTO holidays)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Summer Flex Fridays
To learn more about SurePoint and our products visit our corporate web site at and follow us on LinkedIn Facebook and Twitter.
SurePoint is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity religion national origin ancestry age physical or mental disability veteran status medical condition or any other classification protected by law.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- Docker
- Jenkins
- Python
- System Design
- Agile
- C/C++
- Go
- Systems Engineering
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
About Company
Discover how SurePoint's leading legal management software for law firms can transform your firm. Improve workflows, eliminate guesswork, and maximize profitability.
