Software Engineer V (Principal Engineer)

Job Description: - Serve as the principal technical leader for legacy modernization
initiatives across the organization - Drive the technical strategy and vision for
transitioning monolithic applications to modern, cloud-native architectures - Architect
and design next-generation software systems that modernize legacy functionality while
maintaining business continuity - Lead cross-functional teams in solving the most
complex technical challenges in legacy system transformation - Provide technical
governance and oversight for multiple modernization projects and teams - Mentor and
develop senior engineering talent, including Software Engineers III and IV, in
modernization best practices - Collaborate with executive leadership to align legacy
modernization initiatives with long-term business strategy - Represent the company's
modernization expertise at conferences and industry events - Drive innovation and
research initiatives for legacy system transformation within the organization - Analyze
legacy functionality including U2 behaviors, stored procedures, and front-end
workflows at an enterprise scale - Document and explain complex system behaviors,
edge cases, and data handling rules across multiple legacy systems - Lead service
decomposition efforts by mapping features and database dependencies to proposed
cloud-native services - Establish interface contracts, data transformations, and
integration patterns for large-scale modernizations - Drive cutover planning, shadow
traffic strategies, and validation workflows for phased migrations across the
organization - Create comprehensive diagrams, data flow maps, and logic breakdowns
to support QA, Development, and Implementation teams - Advocate for and establish
NFRs such as logging, error handling, idempotency, and security during modernization
efforts - Define organizational standards for legacy modernization user story
development and SDLC processes - Mentor senior engineers in advanced
modernization story shepherding techniques - Drive adoption of best practices in
legacy system analysis and cloud migration implementation - Establish metrics and
KPIs for measuring modernization story quality and delivery efficiency - Lead initiatives
to improve cross-team collaboration in legacy-to-cloud SDLC processes - Guide
organization-wide improvements in modernization user story management and delivery
- Provide final technical approval for major architectural decisions in legacy
modernization projects - Develop strategies for improving overall system reliability,
performance, and scalability during transitions
Requirements: - Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field - 10+ years of
experience in software engineering with significant focus on legacy system
modernization - Recognized expert in legacy-to-cloud transitions, preferably in
enterprise environments - Proven track record of architecting and delivering large-
scale legacy modernization initiatives - Deep understanding of monolithic
architectures, common anti-patterns, and modernization strategies - Expertise in
microservices, REST APIs, domain-driven design, and message-based communication
- Advanced proficiency in SQL with ability to trace and interpret complex data logic
across enterprise systems - Experience leading implementation teams through
business workflow to system behavior translations - Outstanding leadership,
communication, and influencing skills across technical and business stakeholders -
Ability to balance technical excellence with business pragmatism in modernization
efforts - History of contributions to the broader tech community in modernization
practices - Visionary mindset with ability to anticipate future technological needs in
legacy transformation - Experience in technical strategy development and execution
for modernization at an organizational level - Deep expertise in .NET and Azure-based
architectures - Advanced knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for
modernization efforts - Extensive experience with healthcare, payroll, or compliance-
driven systems preferred