As the nation's largest community credit union, we begin every day focused on delivering superior financial products and services for our 1.3 million members and more than $30 billion in managed assets. Our work has an economic impact as we support our members' financial goals. We are unapologetic about being devoted to our members and the communities we serve. Our business is guided by our people helping people philosophy – which includes our team members. BECU has been in business for more than 85 years, driven by unwavering core values and a dedication to improving the communities we serve. While we have a rich history, the future of our company, accelerated by business and technology transformation, is even brighter. There's never been a better time to work for BECU. To learn more visit becu.org/careers. PAY RANGE The Target Pay Range for this position is $178,900-$218,400 annually. The full Pay Range is $138,800-$258,500 annually. At BECU, compensation decisions are determined using factors such as relevant job-related skills, experience, and education or training. Should an offer for employment be made, we will consider individual qualifications. In addition to your salary, compensation incentives are available for the hired applicant. Incentives are performance based and targets vary by role. BENEFITS Employees and their eligible family members have access to a wide array of employee benefits, such as medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage. Employees have access to disability and AD&D insurance. We also offer health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts, as well as health savings accounts, to eligible employees. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan and employer-funded retirement plan. Newly hired employees accrue 6.16 hours of paid time off (PTO) on a per pay period basis based on hours worked (up to a maximum of 160 PTO hours per year) and receive ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Additional details regarding BECU Benefits can be found here. IMPACT YOU’LL MAKE: As a Principal Software Developer at BECU, you’ll have the opportunity to make a significant, positive change in the journey of BECU, where your contributions are valued, and your growth is continually fostered. Your work will play a pivotal role in delivering remarkable experiences for BECU members within a highly collaborative agile software development environment. To join our dynamic team, we require candidates to be residents of WA, OR, ID, AZ, TX, GA, or SC. If you call any of these states home, you're in luck! We offer the flexibility of remote work for residents in these locations, allowing you to contribute from the comfort of your own home. WHAT YOU’LL DO: Create Market Leading Solutions: Combine technical mastery with a solid understanding of strategic business drivers to design and develop innovative solutions that enhance the BECU member experience. Engage with Business Unit Managers: Work directly with business unit managers to build prototypes and solutions, utilizing technical expertise and business acumen to solve strategic business challenges. Drive Technical Innovation: Contribute thought leadership to drive innovation across the organization and coordinate technical strategies that differentiate BECU in the market. Mentor and Provide Technical Guidance: Provide mentoring and technical guidance at all levels of the organization, facilitating information sharing and acting as a consultant and liaison for delivery teams. Contribute to Code Quality and Extensibility: Contribute to BECU code quality, code reuse, and code extensibility, and define coding standards across the enterprise. Stay Current with Emerging Technologies: Stay current with emerging technologies and drive the adoption of relevant technologies across the enterprise. Facilitate Information Sharing: Act as a consultant and liaison for delivery teams with technical expertise to solve highly complex defects and issues. Additional Duties: Perform additional duties as assigned. WHAT YOU’LL GAIN: The opportunity to make an indelible impact and be part of a collaborative and innovative team. A chance to elevate your career, skills, and future, all while contributing to the robust technological landscape of BECU. QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in technical or business discipline, or equivalent work or education-related experience required. Minimum 10 years of experience designing software and writing production code in a team environment required. Minimum seven years of experience with Secure Development best practices required. Proven ability to learn new/emerging technologies and deliver highly scalable solutions in a polyglot environment required. Experience with public cloud (Azure/AWS/Google Cloud) technologies required. Desired Qualifications: Demonstrated expertise in .NET, C#, node.js, and modern JavaScript Frameworks in TypeScript or Javascript, or Python. High-level expertise in two or more of the following domains: server-side web dev, client-side web dev, REST/web services, large scale data analytics using Machine Learning frameworks, networking and service mesh. Expertise in SOLID design principles, Object-Oriented Programming and Design, and SOA patterns and distributed systems design. Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies. Experience with Core Banking systems strongly preferred. JOIN THE JOURNEY Ready to make an indelible impact? Eager to be a part of a collaborative and innovative team where your ideas and contributions don’t just fill a role, but fuel the growth and success of BECU? This is more than a job – it’s a chance to elevate your career, skills, and future, all while contributing to the robust technological landscape of BECU. Embrace the opportunity to grow with us. Apply now, bring your expertise to the table, and let’s achieve excellence together at BECU. Your journey of influence, innovation, and impactful contribution starts now. #BECU #YourGrowth #BECUJourney EEO Statement: BECU is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status. Job Alerts: If you would like to be kept informed of new potential opportunities, click here. You will be asked to create an account if you do not already have one. From our very beginning, BECU has been about people helping people. As a financial services cooperative, our purpose has and always will be the same: we work together to best serve our members and improve the financial well-being of our community. More than 80 years and one million members later, we're still rooted in our values, practices and mission - and even more passionate about our future. As one of the nation's leading credit unions, we're not driven by profit. We're owned by our members and their interests are at the core of everything we do. Now we're growing faster than ever before--but we'll never forget our roots. To continue doing right by our members, we believe we must first do right by our people. Here, you'll receive the resources and support you need to learn, grow and build a meaningful career. Because we know it's our people who make us special.