Principal, Software Engineering

Principal, Software Engineering

This hybrid role is aligned to our Seattle local market and candidates must be based in/or within commutable distance of the greater Seattle area.

Who You'll Work With

As a modern technology company, our Slalom Technologists are disrupting the market and bringing the art of the possible to life for our clients. We are passionate about building strategies, solutions, and creative products to help our clients solve their most complex and interesting business problems. We surround our technologists with interesting challenges, innovative minds, and emerging technologies.

As a Principal within our Technology Solutions practice, you will work with clients to scope and shape solutions with an outcome-oriented mindset, building relationships with businesses within Seattle and delivering exceptional and sustainable results. You will be focused on shaping complex software solutions - from architecting applications, rationalizing technology decisions with a whole business mindset, building microservices, cloud migration, cloud-native applications, APIs, AI, and more.

What You'll Do

• Gather technical requirements, assess client capabilities, and analyze findings to provide appropriate solution recommendations and adoption strategies.
• Collaborate to assemble delivery teams with the right skills to deliver the best outcomes.
• Build conceptual architectures for full-stack web, mobile, and cloud solutions.
• Develop presentations for Slalom leadership teams around solution offerings.
• Develop and deliver proposals to clients, including content, budgetary estimates, and resource requirements.
• Collaborate as part of larger delivery teams, including project managers, business analysts, architects, developers, and change management professionals.
• Provide technical direction and oversight to software engineering and cloud implementation teams.
• Lead teams through ambiguous requirements, architect solutions, and get buy-in from the team and the client.

What You'll Bring

• Previous experience working with business stakeholders to scope and estimate levels of effort to deliver in a consulting organization.
• Demonstrated experience working with mid- and senior-level executives.
• At least 15 years of experience as a full-stack software engineer, comfortable in a lead engineer role.
• Expertise in Java and React (preferred) or Angular.
• Expertise in two or more of the following: Python, Kotlin, Scala, C# or Go.
• Demonstrated experience architecting and implementing AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud solutions.
• Agile, DevOps, and continuous delivery experience (pipeline design, automated deployment, automated acceptance testing, configuration management).
• A curious mindset and ability to work in ambiguous environments.

About Us

Slalom is a purpose-led, global business and technology consulting company. From strategy to implementation, our approach is fiercely human. In six countries and 49 markets, we deeply understand our customers-and their customers-to deliver practical, end-to-end solutions that drive meaningful impact. Backed by close partnerships with over 400 leading technology providers, our 12,000+ strong team helps people and organizations dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows for all. We're honored to be consistently recognized as a great place to work, including being one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For seven years running. Learn more at slalom.com.

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, the base salary pay range is $133,000 to $206,000. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual's skills, experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

EEO and Accommodations

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.