Principal Software Engineer

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OUR MISSION

At Redwood, we empower our customers with lights-out automation for their mission-critical business processes.

ABOUT US

Redwood Software is the leader in full stack automation fabric solutions for mission-critical business processes. With the first SaaS-based composable automation platform specifically built for ERP, we believe in the transformative power of automation. Our unparalleled solutions empower you to orchestrate, manage and monitor your workflows across any application, service or server — in the cloud or on premises — with confidence and control. 

Redwood's global team of automation experts and customer success engineers provide solutions and world-class support designed to give you the freedom and time to imagine and define your future. Get out of the weeds and see the forest, with Redwood Software.

CORE VALUES

One Team. One Redwood

Make Your Own Weather

Obsess over Customer Success

Work the Problem

Be Curious

Own the Outcome

Respect Each Other

YOUR IMPACT 

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be a senior technical leader and strategic influencer shaping Redwood's Finance Automation platform. You will drive high-impact technical decisions, own complex system designs, and lead initiatives that span teams and domains. Your work will translate business needs into scalable, resilient full-stack solutions that meet both functional and non-functional requirements within finance and accounting. 

In this fast-paced, agile environment, you will lead projects from concept through delivery, collaborating closely with product, design, engineering, finance, and customer success teams to ensure alignment and success. You will set the standard for engineering excellence by mentoring engineers at all levels and championing a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and technical rigor.

A key part of this role is to ensure development teams follow best practices, coding standards, and technical requirements. You will provide hands-on technical guidance and architectural direction, including code and design reviews, while creating and maintaining design and code standards. Understanding, communicating, and enforcing Redwood's software architecture strategy will be fundamental. 

You will proactively identify critical technical challenges related to quality, scalability, and performance. By spotting early risks in architecture or implementation, you help prevent issues before they affect delivery or user experience. Leveraging data analysis, code reviews, and collaboration with cross-functional teams, you ensure that solutions are robust, efficient, and scalable, driving Redwood's platform forward with confidence.

You will report directly to the Director of Engineering and collaborate closely with Redwood's Architecture team to ensure technical alignment, consistency, and strategic direction across the platform. As a key member of the engineering leadership group, you will influence architectural decisions and contribute to the evolution of our engineering strategy.

This is a senior individual contributor role with broad technical ownership and no direct people management responsibilities.

Your responsibilities will also include:

• Collaborating with the product management team to define, design, and implement new functionality that enhances Redwood's software solutions.

• Leading the design, development, and deployment of scalable solutions on Redwood's SaaS platform.

• Diagnosing and resolving complex technical challenges and system issues to ensure platform reliability.

• Driving complex, high-impact projects that advance Redwood's finance automation capabilities.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. You should have over eight years of software development experience, with at least three to five years in a senior or staff software engineer role. This position requires proven experience in workload automation, job scheduling, and orchestration technologies.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

• Deep proficiency in Java (11/17+), with strong experience in modern frameworks and libraries.

• Strong background in microservice architecture, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and RESTful API design.

• Experience with frontend technologies including ReactJS, MobX, and TypeScript.

• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

• Strong understanding of database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, data modelling).

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

• Familiarity with tools like Git, GitHub, Jira and Bamboo from Atlassian.

• Proficiency in testing frameworks such as JUnit, Jest and Playwright with a focus on driving quality automation and testability by design.

• Commitment to engineering best practices, including code reviews, static analysis and continuous quality improvements.

Additional valuable skills include:

• Experience with AI.

• Knowledge of SAP (ABAP, HANA).

• Experience with operating systems like Windows, UNIX (Linux), and Mac.

• Familiarity with relational databases such as Postgres.

• Knowledge of Gradle, Shell scripting and Tomcat.

Successful candidates will also be expected to have:

• Ability to stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies.

• Creative thinking and the ability to propose innovative solutions that align with business objectives.

• Knowledge of network protocols, security best practices, and compliance standards.

• Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to troubleshoot complex system issues and design scalable, reliable solutions.

• Contributions to open-source projects or relevant technical publications.

• Participation in industry conferences or workshops as a speaker or panelist.

These qualifications equip a Principal Software Engineer to design and deliver scalable, efficient, and reliable solutions within a workload automation environment, while also providing technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.

We believe that diverse teams build better products. At Redwood, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences can thrive.

If you like growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us

THE LEGAL BIT

Redwood is an equal opportunity employer. Redwood prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), sexual orientation, pregnancy or any other consideration made unlawful by regional or local laws. We also prohibit discrimination based on a perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful and will have a zero tolerance policy applied to it.
 

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