Principle Engineer

Principle Engineer
Location : Remote, anywhere USA
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Pay rate: $80.00 - $90.00 p/hr

Job Description:

Our client is seeking a Principal Engineer to drive the modernization of critical accounting systems. This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role focused on modernizing legacy applications while actively contributing code. The ideal candidate brings deep Microsoft-stack engineering expertise, strong solution design experience, and the ability to weigh technical tradeoffs while executing at a high level.

This role blends technical leadership, solution design, and hands-on development. You will lead modernization efforts across the accounting pillar while collaborating closely with data architecture and infrastructure teams.

This position reports directly to senior leadership and will play a key role in shaping future architecture and technical strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical design and modernization of legacy accounting applications across the Microsoft technology stack.

• Create solution architecture documentation including technical designs, system workflows, and phased modernization roadmaps.

• Evaluate legacy VBA, .NET, macro-based, and SQL-driven systems and recommend realistic modernization strategies.

• Weigh technical tradeoffs and clearly document pros and cons of emerging technologies and platform options.

• Serve as the hands-on technical lead, contributing directly to development while guiding overall system direction.

• Support Q2 data migration initiatives in close partnership with Data Architecture and Infrastructure teams.

• Develop, refactor, and optimize applications using .NET, SQL Server, and Python.

• Design and support data pipelines using Azure-native services, Microsoft Fabric where applicable, and Airflow.

• Collaborate with Power BI teams to ensure proper data integration and reporting alignment.

• Ensure all development aligns with enterprise standards for security, scalability, and performance.

• Partner with leadership to prioritize modernization efforts across the accounting pillar.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to developers and cross-functional technical partners.

• Participate in technical planning, documentation, and long-term platform strategy discussions.

• Contribute to additional duties and modernization initiatives as required.

• 10 years of hands-on software engineering experience with a strong focus on the Microsoft technology stack.

• Advanced expertise in .NET and SQL Server development.

• Proven experience modernizing legacy applications in enterprise environments.

• Strong background in technical solution design and architecture documentation.

• Experience working in Azure-native environments.

• Working knowledge of Python, data pipelines, and workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow.

• Understanding of Microsoft Fabric and Power BI integrations preferred.

• Prior experience supporting accounting, finance, or enterprise business systems highly preferred.

• Ability to balance hands-on development with technical leadership responsibilities.

• Strong communication, documentation, and stakeholder collaboration skills.

• Ability to operate as a technical lead while executing complex modernization initiatives.

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