Principal Engineer, Monetization Engineering

For our client, we are seeking a Principal Engineer, Monetization Engineering to join the team of a leader in the Information Technology space.

This role will shape the technical direction for a critical platform that supports fulfillment, entitlements, and provisioning across multiple deployment models. You will partner closely with engineering and cross-functional stakeholders to strengthen reliability, scalability, and performance while evolving the platform in a thoughtful, low-risk way. The position combines hands-on technical leadership with strategic architecture work, making it ideal for someone who can influence across teams and drive durable engineering outcomes.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $223,000 – $317,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate the long-term architecture and strategy for the platform
• Assess and mitigate risks related to scale, reliability, and performance
• Drive architectural decisions across key areas such as entitlements and seat management
• Establish service boundaries and integration patterns across related services
• Lead a modernization program that enhances the existing platform while delivering value
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate architectural direction into actionable roadmaps
• Engage hands-on with complex problems, including critical implementations and performance improvements
• Promote responsible AI adoption in engineering workflows and mentor teams on its application
  
  

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant leadership roles
• Experience building or modernizing fulfillment systems, including entitlements and provisioning
• Proven ability to set technical direction across multiple teams and deliver reliable systems
• Deep knowledge of distributed systems, scalability, and performance analysis
• Proficiency in Ruby, Go, and Python, with experience in both backend and frontend development
• Hands-on experience with AI in software engineering, including agentic coding
• Successful track record of modernizing mature platforms without risky rewrites
• Experience designing systems for various deployment models, including SaaS and self-managed
  
  

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, financial, and well-being support
• Flexible Paid Time Off policy
• Access to Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and Development Fund for professional advancement
• Parental leave for new parents
  
  

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.