Principal Software Engineer - Payroll Engineering

Restaurant365 is a SaaS company disrupting the restaurant industry! Our cloud-based platform provides a unique, centralized solution for accounting and back-office operations for restaurants. Restaurant365’s culture is focused on empowering team members to produce top-notch results while elevating their skills. We’re constantly evolving and improving to make sure we are and always will be “Best in Class” ... and we want that for you too!

The Principal Software Engineer will be directly responsible for analyzing, designing, developing, and testing software applications for features, modules, software enhancements and new products, using specifications and prototypes based on competitive market analysis, customer requirements, and business functionality. The Principal Software Engineer will also serve as a cross-functional leader, driving engineering excellence and alignment across multiple teams. This position demands strategic thinking as well as technical execution. 

The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading development efforts for multiple teams, spearheading new feature development, and guiding product enhancements. The role requires alignment with the Product and Architecture Teams to ensure a unified approach to product quality, technical direction, and team development. This role also acts as a bridge between strategic architecture and practical implementation. 

How you'll add value:

• Business projects: Work closely with the Product Managers and UX Designers to understand requirements and translate them into technical designs and specifications; balance and prioritize conflicting business and technical requirements to support organizational goals; prepare, validate, improve, and reengineer functions and processes as needed; proactively drive change and improvements within and across team.

• Architecture & Design: Full-stack expert in modern software development practices; produce well thought-out architecture with scale, performance, security, and availability considerations; review and sign-off on all architectural and design proposals from their team; be the support system of the Architecture Team, capable of understanding and contributing to the cross-team technical solutions from design to implementation; drive architectural alignment across teams and ensure compliance with design patterns; lead technical design processes and ensure that teams assess the impact of new development on the existing application architecture.

• Code Quality & Standards: Develop high quality code adhering to the best coding practices as laid down by the company; implement and lead regular code reviews to ensure consistency, quality, and alignment; ensure change and release management processes are followed; provide guidance to teams on code standards and best practices, raising standard violations for team and architectural discussion as needed; analyze and document existing systems, review pre-existing code and provide recommendations to improve performance and maintainability; support and monitor post-release performance of applications, utilizing tools like Application Insights, Kibana, and other monitoring tools; drive a culture of continuous improvement by ensuring that teams actively respond to post-release feedback and errors.

• Leadership & Mentorship: Drive technical leadership and act as a mentor to team members, promoting best practices and technical excellence; mentor team members on technical skills and best practices; work closely with team leaders to ensure structured and coordinated planning of your team’s development; provide guidance and contribute to establishing and continuously improving company best practices; keep abreast of latest trends to help provide recommendations on new technologies and processes that can help improve the organization; proactively escalate critical technical decisions to ensure timely resolution and alignment across teams. 

What you'll need to be successful in this role:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or 2+ years of equivalent experience 

• In addition to 9+ years in an engineering position creating code-based solutions and tools 

• Expert in .NET and C# 

• Expert with SQL and no-SQL databases 

• Expert with enterprise software 

• Expert with cloud platforms  

• Expert in working with APIs 

• Expert in distributed version-control systems i.e. Git 

• Expert in troubleshooting and diagnosing issues 

• Expert in Agile development concepts 

• Expert in CI/CD practices 

• Experience with client-side frameworks and technologies i.e. React, Angular and Bootstrap 

• Experience with mobile applications 

• Occasional travel required

R365 Team Member Benefits & Perks

• This position has a salary range of $132,000-$198,000. The above range represents the expected salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic location. Restaurant365 focuses on equitable pay for our team and aims for transparency with our pay practices.

• Comprehensive medical benefits, 100% paid for employee

• 401k + matching

• Equity Option Grant

• Unlimited PTO + Company holidays

• Wellness initiatives

$132,000 - $198,000 a year

R365 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we encourage all forward-thinkers who embrace change and possess a positive attitude to apply.