About the position
The Principal-Product Development Engineer is responsible for researching, designing, planning, prototyping, and developing software solutions by translating requirements or strategic business objectives into a final product. This role involves performing in-depth assessments of software application needs, prototyping, and consulting to deliver application functionality. The engineer will conduct infrastructure maintenance through DevOps support, monitoring performance, troubleshooting, and optimization. Responsibilities include completing engineering assignments such as design, development, documentation, and testing of hardware, firmware, or software products or systems. The engineer will develop new products, perform enhancements, and modifications on existing products, utilizing innovative methods in developing solutions. This position requires working on abstract problems that require evaluation of intangible variables and serving as a lead contributor on critical projects and technology initiatives. The engineer will also develop enterprise-wide integrated solutions and contribute to complex and innovative business solutions to achieve strategic objectives, providing technical expertise to peers across the company. Vendor management is also a key responsibility, including feature roadmap, priorities, requirements, negotiations, bugs, maintenance releases, and quality. The engineer will perform software development using IP-based internet protocols such as UDP, TCP, TLS, HTTP, and Websockets, ensuring software quality and customer satisfaction through in-depth assessments of software features. Additionally, mentoring new talent by helping them navigate the basics of software development is an important aspect of this role.
Responsibilities
- Research, design, plan, prototype and develop software solutions.
- Perform in-depth assessments of software application needs.
- Conduct Infrastructure Maintenance through DevOps support.
- Complete engineering assignments: design, development, documentation and testing.
- Develop new products and perform enhancements on existing products.
- Utilize innovative methods in developing solutions.
- Serve as a lead contributor on critical projects/technology initiatives.
- Develop enterprise-wide integrated solutions.
- Provide technical expertise to peers across the company.
- Perform Vendor Management: feature roadmap, priorities, requirements, negotiations, bugs, maintenance releases and quality.
- Perform software development using IP based internet protocols: UDP, TCP, TLS, HTTP, Websockets.
- Mentor new talent in software development.
Requirements
- Master's degree, or foreign equivalent degree, in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
- Two (2) years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
- Experience in researching, designing, planning, prototyping and developing software solutions.
- Experience performing software development using IP based internet protocols: UDP, TCP, TLS, HTTP, Websockets.
- Experience conducting in-depth assessments of software features to ensure software quality and customer satisfaction.
- Experience mentoring new talent in software development.
- Experience performing Vendor Management: feature roadmap, priorities, requirements, negotiations, bugs, maintenance releases and quality.
- Experience conducting Infrastructure Maintenance through DevOps support.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid Time Off and Holidays (at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Caregiver Leave
- Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
- Adoption Reimbursement
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Extensive employee wellness programs
- Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
