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Principal, IT Software Engineer 1

DIRECTV · 2 Locations · On-site

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About DIRECTV

DIRECTV is an American digital entertainment services provider delivering sports, news, movies, family, and local programming channels. Backed by Space Capital.

About the role

The Principal, IT Software Engineer 1 is a senior technical authority responsible for setting architectural direction and driving end-to-end solution design across multiple teams and complex, interdependent systems. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, shaping technical strategy, influencing organizational engineering standards, and serving as a key advisor to engineering leadership on platform direction, technical risk, and long-range planning.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience, advanced degree a plus
  • Extensive experience designing and building reliable workflows and integrations in major CRMs, specifically Salesforce
  • Experience in AWS services (e.g., Lambda, EC2, SQS, Kinesis) and proven production experience using Terraform for infrastructure provisioning
  • Experience working with REST and SOAP based web-services preferred
  • Recognized subject matter expert with deep, broad technical expertise across software engineering, system design, and architecture
  • Demonstrated track record of designing and delivering large-scale, distributed, and highly available systems
More about this role

The Principal, IT Software Engineer 1 is a senior technical authority responsible for setting architectural direction and driving end-to-end solution design across multiple teams and complex, interdependent systems. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, shaping technical strategy, influencing organizational engineering standards, and serving as a key advisor to engineering leadership on platform direction, technical risk, and long-range planning. The Principal Engineer is a recognized subject matter expert who elevates the capability of the broader engineering organization through mentorship, technical governance, and thought leadership, while directly resolving the most ambiguous and highest-impact technical problems facing the business. This pivotal role is responsible for driving the technical design, implementation, and reliability of our next-generation Customer Experience (CX) orchestration platforms, centered on AWS, Genesys Cloud, and Salesforce.

  • Architects and delivers highly complex, cross-system solutions, proactively identifying and resolving dependencies, risks, and technical debt across multiple teams and platforms.
  • Sets technical direction and...

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