Job Description:

A Research & Development Principal Software Engineer’s role is to solve complex systems problems and seamlessly transition between strategic thinking and detailed implementation. With broad expertise across cloud technologies, enterprise applications, APIs, and large-scale systems, you will design innovative solutions to address intricate business challenges. As a leader and mentor, you will guide technical decisions, influence platform architecture, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders to deliver impactful, scalable solutions.
 

Who you’re committed to being:

• You enjoy learning and are open to new ways of doing things.

• You are not afraid to be yourself, experiment, make mistakes and learn from them, ask questions, or voice your concerns.

• When communicating you are self-aware, insightful, and proactive.

• You are a team member first and individual contributor second. You are aware that high-performing teams are only as strong as their weakest link.

• Expertise in fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning through coaching and mentoring.

What you’ll do:

• Design and implement scalable, reliable, and secure software solutions that push the boundaries of innovation, aligned with both technical and business strategies.

• Guide system architecture decisions by evaluating and adopting emerging technologies, researching cutting-edge solutions, and setting new standards for coding, testing, and deployment in R&D contexts.

• Partner with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, and cross-functional teams to translate business goals into innovative technical solutions.

• Provide technical mentorship to engineers, fostering professional growth and elevating team capabilities. Serve as a thought leader and technical authority in complex problem-solving and decision-making.

• Focus on streamlining development workflows to foster rapid iteration and innovation, reducing bottlenecks and improving feedback loops while maintaining high standards of quality and reliability.

• Collaborate on roadmap prioritization, focusing on high-impact work that delivers value and supports the organization’s strategic objectives.

Experience you’ll bring:

• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in fast-paced, innovation-driven environments.

• Broad technology knowledge across domains, including cloud computing, distributed systems, data analytics, APIs, and microservices.

• Ability to conceptualize and deliver technical solutions that address intersecting needs across business, product, and engineering domains.

• Experience with Sagemaker, agentic programming, Retrieval augmented generation preferred.

Requirements:

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on R&D, product innovation, and the architecture and implementation of large-scale, complex systems.

• Proven track record with one or more technologies in our stack: Node.js, React, AWS, Python, Terraform, Kubernetes.

• Demonstrated ability to navigate and resolve challenges in performance, reliability, scalability, and security at scale.

• Ability to translate innovative concepts into clear, actionable plans, effectively communicating with both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders to drive consensus and build alignment.

Travel Requirements:

While Pluralsight operates under a remote and hybrid work model, we believe that in-person connection and collaboration are important. Recurring travel to our HQ in Utah may be required depending on the role and team member location.

Why you’ll love working here:

• We’re a blended workplace, where team members work remotely or in a hybrid setup depending on their role and location

• We’re mission driven and guided by our culture pillars

• We have a strong commitment to diversity and belonging

• We cultivate a culture of trust, autonomy, and collaboration

• We’re lifelong learners and champion team member growth and advancement

• We’ve got you covered - team member benefits include competitive compensation packages, medical coverage, unlimited PTO and Summer Fridays, wellness reimbursements, Pluralsight subscription, professional development funds and more.

About us:

We’re Pluralsight, the technology workforce development company that helps teams build better by knowing more and working better together. With Pluralsight, teams can develop critical skills, improve processes and gain data-driven insights.

Learning and development are at the core of who we are. We’re out to help every technologist build better, and we’re looking for curious, talented people to help us inspire and empower the tech workforce to achieve their goals. Our culture of autonomy, continuous learning, and collaboration creates an environment for growth and empowers us to drive impact through innovation.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

Work is performed in an office (or home office) environment and requires the ability to operate office equipment and keyboards. Sedentary work. Repetitive work. Ability to perform tasks related to documentation, data analysis, transcription and extensive content analysis. Learn new tasks, remember processes, complete tasks independently, and make timely decisions in the context of a workflow.

EEOC Statement

Bring yourself. Pluralsight is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age or protected veteran status. Pluralsight will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please visit the bottom of our website to learn how to request an accommodation.

For more information on Pluralsight’s commitment to building a more diverse and inclusive workforce, please review our most recent Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging report here.

The annual US base salary range for this role is $169,700 - $209,600 USD. Pluralsight’s pay ranges vary based on work location. Talent Acquisition can share more detail during the hiring process when applicable. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. In addition to the base salary, this role may also be eligible for benefits and bonuses.

Applications must be submitted within 90 days after the initial posting date to be considered.

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