Principal Software Engineer

We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join Procore’s Product & Technology Team. Procore software solutions aim to improve the lives of everyone in construction and the people within Product & Technology are the driving force behind our innovative, top-rated global platform. We’re a customer-centric group that encompasses engineering, product, product design and data, security and business systems. 

In this Principal Software Engineer role, you will be primarily responsible for establishing the technical direction, creating reference patterns, and driving the effective execution of that strategy for Quality, Safety, and Media, one of Procore’s core product areas. You’ll partner with Engineering, Product Management, Design, and Architects to lead development of software that helps improve quality and safety and media on the jobsite. You’ll utilize your deep experience in web, UI/UX, and Micro Frontend development to build highly effective systems and practices, foster collaborative relationships, and measure value delivered to our customers.

This position reports to the Director of Software Engineering and will be based in our Austin, TX office. We’re looking for someone to join us immediately. Apply today to join our team of Groundbreakers. 

What you’ll do:

• Plan and implement scalable user interface systems that delight users for very complex construction workflows

• Lead code reviews and documentation, and take ownership of complex bug fixes and architectural improvements

• Drive the success of projects, from the technical design, implementation, and launch to operation while mentoring other engineers

• Hands-on development and architecture of systems that meet the test of time for a variety of web modalities

• Build awareness, increase knowledge, and drive adoption of modern technologies, industry innovations, trends, and architecture patterns, while sharing customer and engineering benefits to gain buy-in

• Collaborate with leaders across engineering, product management, UX and business stakeholders to understand strategic objectives and align technology solutions to business goals

• Establishing and maintaining our overall technology strategy which supports and enables our multi-year corporate and product strategies, and which embodies our P&T and Engineering Principles

What we’re looking for:

• Degree in Computer Science, a related field, or comparable work experience

• 12+ years experience in Software Engineering, Test Driven Development, and Design principles for web and full stack applications at scale with distributed architectures

• Experience with Javascript (ES6), HTML5, CSS, and experience with modern Javascript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue).

• 8+ years experience working on full-stack modern applications and frameworks (Java, Ruby on Rails, Nest.js, React, Typescript, Angular)

• 8+ years experience in Object-Oriented Program fundamentals, Test Driven Development, and Design principles (Ruby, Java, Go, NodeJS, Python)

• Extensive experience with modern testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Cypress, Enzyme, Mocha, Chai).

• Time-honed expertise with medium-to-large scope modern web development projects across the entire spectrum of development, testing, staging, deploying, and monitoring

• Ability to effectively communicate with and influence key stakeholders across the enterprise, at all levels of the organization, and promote a culture of engineering excellence, while being comfortable with the overall responsibility and accountability to create and maintain technical strategies and execution plans

Base Pay Range $198,240 - $272,580. Eligible for Bonus Incentive Compensation. Procore is committed to offering competitive, fair, and commensurate compensation, and has provided an estimated pay range for this role. Actual compensation will be based on a candidate’s job-related skills, experience, education or training, and location.

Perks & Benefits

At Procore, we invest in our employees and provide a full range of benefits and perks to help you grow and thrive. From generous paid time off and healthcare coverage to career enrichment and development programs, learn more details about what we offer and how we empower you to be your best.

About Us

Procore Technologies is building the software that builds the world. We provide cloud-based construction management software that helps clients more efficiently build skyscrapers, hospitals, retail centers, airports, housing complexes, and more. At Procore, we have worked hard to create and maintain a culture where you can own your work and are encouraged and given resources to try new ideas. Check us out on Glassdoor to see what others are saying about working at Procore.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and welcome builders of all backgrounds. We thrive in a dynamic and inclusive environment. We do not tolerate discrimination against candidates or employees on the basis of gender, sex, national origin, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race, traveler community, status as a protected veteran or any other classification protected by law.

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For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Procore will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act.

A criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: 1. appropriately managing, accessing, and handling confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information, as well as accessing Procore's information technology systems and platforms; 2. interacting with and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external customers, stakeholders, and/or colleagues; and 3. exercising sound judgment.