Principal Software Engineer

Job overview

Compensation is $165,000–$230,000 per year. The Principal Software Engineer role is remote for the Salt Lake City, UT location until an office is established; the posting states that the role would then require three to four days onsite. for Utah; the posting lists a $165,000–$230,000 salary range for Colorado. Bluestaq builds secure data platforms for space missions, national defense, healthcare systems, and commercial innovation. The engineer sets technical strategy and architecture for major product, platform, or mission-critical system areas. The role guides cross-team engineering patterns, complex technical decisions, reliability, security, and performance, while mentoring senior technical leaders and aligning engineering investment with mission priorities.

What you'll do

• Own technical strategy for major product, platform, or mission-critical areas
• define reference architectures and engineering patterns
• address scalability, interoperability, and distributed workflow challenges
• guide technology adoption
• ensure reliability, security, and performance
• partner with engineering, product, and program leadership
• mentor Staff and Senior Staff engineers.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal software engineer

salt lake city ut

bluestaq

remote until office established

software architecture

distributed systems

technical strategy

platform engineering

security

ts/sci may be required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Employer-paid health, dental, and vision for employees and dependents
• 401(k) match up to 6% plus discretionary 4% profit share
• annual performance bonus eligibility
• employer-paid life insurance
• disability coverage
• $5,000 annual professional development budget
• 20 days PTO and 8 paid holidays
• pet insurance
• onsite gym
• flexible schedule.

Why this role

The posting says an active TS/SCI clearance may be required and that eligible candidates may be sponsored through the clearance process based on program needs. Relocation assistance is available for full-time positions.

About the employer

Bluestaq US External is hiring for this role. Industry: Software Publishers. Sector: 51.