Principal Engineer

Note

The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mitratech is a collaborative and dynamic engineering organization focused on building high-quality, scalable software solutions. As a Principal Engineer, you will drive technical direction and influence the technical roadmap while leading the adoption of AI tools and practices across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical direction for a significant product domain or platform capability, ensuring alignment with company goals and customer needs
• Reduce systemic complexity by identifying and leading architectural debt remediation efforts, improving overall system reliability and maintainability
• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to assess multi-quarter roadmap feasibility, providing technical guidance and recommendations
• Elevate engineering craft across multiple teams through Request for Comments (RFCs) and mentorship, promoting best practices and knowledge sharing
• Collaborate with cross-functional and cross-country teams to design and implement scalable, high-quality software solutions, ensuring timely delivery and customer satisfaction
• Shape how the team reviews AI-generated code and supervises AI agents, and adapt architecture so codebases are ready for agentic contribution
• Own cookbook and knowledge-base standards that make institutional knowledge and best practices consumable by both engineers and AI agents
• Evaluate and help standardize agentic development tools across engineering, balancing velocity gains against cost, security, and quality risk

Skills

• 10+ years experience with proficiency in .NET/C# with experience building and scaling production backend services
• Experience designing, building, and integrating AI/ML-powered features, including third-party LLM services
• Working understanding of LLM behavior — prompt design, output evaluation, and handling non-deterministic results in a product context
• Hands-on experience using agentic coding tools or AI pair-programming assistants (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar) in real production workflows, with sound judgment on when to trust vs. verify AI-generated output
• Experience adapting review processes, documentation, or architecture to support AI-agent contribution to a codebase
• Experience with relational databases, such as Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, including data modeling and query optimization
• Familiarity with a major cloud platform, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, including deployment, scaling, and infrastructure management
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, principles, and methodologies, with the ability to apply them to complex problems
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional and cross-country teams and stakeholders
• Experience with containerization using Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of agile development methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, such as CI/CD pipelines and monitoring systems

Benefits

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 401 (k) + Employer Match
• Unlimited PTO + 11 Paid Holidays + 4 Annual Paid Global Wellness Days Off
• STD, LTD & Group Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance
• FSA & HSA Options
• Employee Assistance Program
• Remote Work
• Career Advancement & Professional Development Opportunities
• Employee Recognition
• LinkedIn Learning Platform

Company Overview

• Mitratech is a proven technology partner for corporate legal departments, risk & compliance teams, and HR professionals. It is a sub-organization of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. It was founded in 1987, and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.mitratech.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• Mitratech has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 3 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 2 in 2022, 3 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.