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Principal, Software Engineer at DEPT®

Department: Engineering

Compensation

$122,000 – $165,000/yr

Setup
Remote
Location
Illinois
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

DEPT® is hiring a Principal Engineer to serve as the technical anchor for backend-focused software projects, owning distributed services, data platforms, agent and LLM-backed systems, integrations, architecture, deployment, monitoring, incident response, and end-to-end delivery. The role requires 7+ years of software experience, 3+ years in Python, expertise in backend architecture and API design, familiarity with agent development and LLMs, experience with GenAI productivity tools, cloud platforms, databases, modern web frameworks, Docker, version control, CI/CD, and client-facing technical communication. The position is US remote and offers healthcare, dental, vision, retirement matching, paid time off, holidays, and parental leave.

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