Principal Software Engineer

Job overview

The Principal Software Engineer role is based in Las Vegas, NV. Compensation is $161,300–$201,900 per year. The position supports Allegiant Travel Company’s #G4DEV team, which develops applications for e-commerce, hospitality, and airline operations. The principal engineer balances business solution architecture with technical architecture, leads software projects through delivery, and improves application scalability, reliability, and performance. The role works across development, business analysis, QA, PMO, and IT Operations to deliver and maintain business applications.

What you'll do

• Lead cross-functional software projects from requirements through deployment
• provide technical guidance to QA, PMO, and IT Operations
• design scalable n-tier systems and solution architectures
• gather requirements and develop system narratives, storyboards, and UI prototypes
• refactor applications and implement enhancements
• evaluate frameworks and plan integrations
• design data models and database schemas
• conduct design and code reviews
• develop prototypes
• write complex SQL queries and stored procedures
• resolve performance and scalability issues
• uphold software development standards.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal software engineer

software architecture

java

node.js

microservices

scalable systems

e-commerce

airline operations

las vegas nv

allegiant

$161,300–$201,900/year

visa sponsorship not available

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Profit sharing
• medical, dental, vision and life/disability insurance
• medical travel reimbursement
• legal, identity and pet insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• employee stock purchase plan
• employee assistance program
• tuition reimbursement
• flight benefits
• paid vacation, holidays, and sick time.

Why this role

The posting requires a bachelor’s degree and extensive middleware and software development experience, including high-volume, fault-tolerant systems. Visa sponsorship is not available.

About the employer

Allegiant is hiring for this role. Industry: Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation. Sector: 48.