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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