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Angel Oak Companies

Senior Software Engineer III-Principal Engineer

atlanta, GA

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Angel Oak Companies lists this Senior Software Engineer III-Principal Engineer opportunity in atlanta, Georgia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Overview-

At Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions, we achieve success through our people. The Sr Software Engineer III Principal Engineer will serve as the senior most technical leader within our development organization. This role represents the top of the engineering career path and combines hands on engineering, architectural ownership, and technical leadership across a broad portfolio of internally developed applications and third party integrations.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned engineer who leads through expertise, sets engineering standards, and partners closely with IT leadership and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable software solutions.

This position is Atlanta-based only.

Principal Accountabilities:

Technical Leadership & Architecture

Own and evolve enterprise application architecture, engineering standards, and design principles

Lead architectural design for complex, cross system and mission critical initiatives

Serve as the final technical escalation point for complex engineering challenges

Own the technical health, lifecycle, and integration strategy for internal applications and third party systems

Provide technical leadership for API design and third party integrations

Hands On Engineering

Remain actively engaged in hands on software engineering, including:Solution design and critical path development

Code reviews and modernization efforts

Refactoring to reduce technical debt

Lead development of high risk or high impact components when senior expertise is required

Engineering Excellence, Delivery and Security

Establish and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and quality gates

Own and improve CI/CD pipelines supporting build, test, and deployment workflows

Define and lead the adoption of AI assisted engineering tools as part of modern development and delivery practices to improve code quality, delivery efficiency, and developer productivity, while establishing guardrails and best practices for responsible use.

Ensure engineering practices align with Microsoft Azure and Azure DevOps based tooling

Accountable for embedding secure by design principles into engineering standards, architecture decisions, and CI/CD processes to proactively identify and mitigate software vulnerabilities in partnership with security and infrastructure teams

Promote secure, reliable, and observable systems across all environments

Planning, Reporting & Collaboration

Provide clear initiative level status reporting on progress, risks, and dependencies

Partner with IT leadership to shape multi year technical roadmaps

Collaborate with infrastructure, security, data, and business teams to deliver integrated solutions

Mentorship & Talent Development

Serve as the senior engineering leader for onboarding and offboarding decisions

Partner with HR to review resumes and select candidates with the right technical skillsets

Design and maintain technical assessments used in the hiring process

Define onboarding plans, growth expectations, and a structured continuing education approach

Mentor engineers through design reviews, coaching, and technical guidance

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

Atlanta-based candidates only

Min. 12 years of progressive software engineering experience

Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline

Demonstrated success in senior, staff, or principal level engineering roles

Proven experience designing and evolving complex, enterprise scale systems

Strong experience with:Experience with Scrum and/or Agile and SDLC methodologies

Microsoft SQL (database design and performance optimization)

Backend development using Node.js, TypeScript, and .NET Core

Modern frontend frameworks (Vue.js preferred)

Microsoft Azure-based application development and deployment

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices

Experience with C#, GIT, Serverless Architecture, and RESTful APIs

Knowledge of development standards and best practices

Strong systems-thinking and problem-solving capabilities

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Minimum Requirements:

12+ years of progressive software engineering experience

Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline

Demonstrated success in senior, staff, or principal-level engineering roles

Proven experience designing and evolving complex, enterprise-scale systems

Strong experience with:Experience with Scrum and/or Agile and SDLC methodologies

Microsoft SQL (database design and performance optimization)

Backend development using Node.js, TypeScript, and .NET Core

Modern frontend frameworks (Vue.js preferred)

Microsoft Azure-based application development and deployment

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices

Experience with C#, GIT, Serverless Architecture, and RESTful APIs

Knowledge of development standards and best practices

Strong systems-thinking and problem-solving capabilities

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline

Microsoft Azure certifications aligned with enterprise application development and operations, such as:Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

Experience leading architecture or platform decisions in a Microsoft Azure-centric environment

Demonstrated experience modernizing legacy systems and guiding cloud adoption initiatives

Experience operating in regulated, security-conscious, or compliance-driven environments

These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of this job. Angel Oak provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

NOTE:These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of this job.

Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

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