Senior Principal Software Engineer
Rocket Software1 month ago
Base Salary
$143k - $193k/yr
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain automation solution architectures aligned with customer needs and future product capabilities.
- Define technical vision, product direction, roadmaps, requirements, and backlog priorities for enterprise workload automation solutions.
- Architect scalable and resilient automation platforms for hybrid cloud and mainframe environments.
- Develop secure APIs and integrations with enterprise batch, business process workflow, and observability ecosystems.
- Modernize deployment and configuration using containerization and provisioning technologies.
- Evaluate technical debt and lead recommendations for its resolution.
- Assess build-versus-buy opportunities and identify strategic functions and value streams.
- Advocate for automation integration opportunities across Rocket Software and partner ecosystems.
- Mentor global engineering teams as a player-coach while contributing hands-on technically.
- Engage with customers, product management, sales, customer engineering, and executive stakeholders.
Requirements
- 10+ years of professional software engineering or technical product experience, including at least 5 years in a principal or senior technical leadership role.
- Deep knowledge of automation technologies, workload orchestration, enterprise workload automation, batch processing, and business process workflow integration.
- Experience architecting scalable and resilient platforms for hybrid cloud and mainframe environments.
- Strong proficiency in z Assembler (HLASM), system diagnostics, z/OS architecture, and modern programming languages such as Java, Python, or Go.
- Experience with API design, observability platforms, security best practices, and performance optimization.
- Ability to define technical vision and roadmaps for enterprise-scale solutions.
- Experience mentoring global engineering teams in a player-coach capacity while contributing technically.
- Strong collaboration, communication, and presentation skills for working with cross-functional teams, customers, and executive stakeholders.
- Understanding of AI/ML integration for predictive and generative automation use cases.
- Ability to work in a global, distributed development environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement in the United States.
- Unlimited vacation time, paid holidays, and sick time.
- Health and wellness coverage for employees and dependents.
- Life and disability insurance coverage.
- Fidelity 401(k) and Roth retirement savings plans with matching contributions.
- Monthly student debt benefit program.
- Tuition and certificate reimbursement opportunities.
- Leadership and skills training opportunities.
About Rocket Software
As a global technology leader, Rocket Software is the partner of choice for organizations transforming their IT from core systems to the cloud. We are trusted by over 13,500 customers and 850 partners, and backed by a global team of more than 3,000 talented employees. Together, we help companies unlock the full potential of their data, applications, and infrastructure—without disruption. Headquartered in the Boston area, Rocket Software is a privately held corporation driving IT innovation with centers of excellence strategically located across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Rocket Software is a portfolio company of Bain Capital Private Equity.