Principal Software Engineer

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Overview

We're transforming how people power their homes and their lives, and our mobile and web products are at the heart of that journey. As a
Principal Software Engineer (Mobile/Web)
, you'll define the future of how millions of customers interact with our digital platforms.

This is a senior technical leadership role where you'll shape our long-term frontend vision, set architectural standards, mentor engineering teams, and ensure our mobile and web apps are performant, scalable, and accessible. You'll lead a Community of Practice, driving engineering quality and fostering collaboration across the company.

The Role

As the Principal Software Engineer (Mobile/Web), you will:

• Define and drive the long-term technical vision for mobile and web platforms.
• Establish and evolve frontend/mobile architecture, including design systems and cross-platform libraries.
• Mentor and guide senior engineers to uphold consistency and excellence across teams.
• Influence API and BFF (Backend-for-Frontend) design for optimal client-server communication.
• Champion performance, accessibility, and scalability across all customer-facing interfaces.
• Represent externally as a thought leader in web and mobile engineering.
• Set measurable benchmarks for performance and accessibility and track progress.
• Build strong, cross-functional relationships with product, backend, and design teams.
• Support hiring strategy and help grow the engineering team.
• Lead internal knowledge-sharing through talks, workshops, and mentoring.

About You

You are a hands-on engineering leader with a passion for frontend excellence and a proven ability to influence at scale. You care deeply about user experience, code quality, and the future of digital platforms.

You will:

• Bring deep technical expertise in mobile/web engineering, particularly with TypeScript/JavaScript, , React Native, Swift, and/or Kotlin.
• Have a proven track record of technical leadership, setting standards, and influencing strategy.
• Be passionate about UX, performance, and accessibility — and hold teams to high standards.
• Be a confident mentor and communicator, able to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Stay on the pulse of emerging frontend technologies and how to apply them.
• Be hands-on and lead by example — actively contributing to architecture, design, and code.

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