Principal Software Engineer

About Us

At Cast & Crew, we’ve empowered creativity and supported the global entertainment industry for decades. Together with our family of brands - Backstage, CAPS, Checks & Balances, Final Draft, Media Services, Sargent-Disc, and The TEAM Companies – we operate as a combined entertainment technology and services provider offering industry standard screenwriting accounting software, digital payroll products, data & reporting, and a host of creative tools.  The industry continues to move faster than ever, and the need for our expertise, our technology, and our people has never been greater.  We are a production’s best ally every step of the way. #OneCastOneCrew

We are seeking an exceptional Principal Engineer to drive engineering excellence, innovate solutions, and mentor our teams toward achieving strategic goals. This role blends technical expertise, leadership, and a passion for continuous learning to influence engineering processes and align them with product roadmaps.
If you’re passionate about leading teams to achieve engineering excellence, driving impactful innovations, and fostering growth through mentorship, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

Contagious Learner:

• Stay up-to-date with best practices and inspire teams to explore the best solutions.
• Engage team members, encouraging contributions from even the most reserved members.
• Drive understanding in discussions rather than surface-level involvement.

Engineering Excellence:

• Lead the adoption of new technologies while maintaining architectural cohesion.
• Evaluate multiple approaches to tasks and implement optimal solutions.
• Balance excellence with pragmatic product roadmap goals.
• Mentor and elevate the skills of engineering teams.
• Embraces and promotes analytical and evidence-based decision making

Strategic Alignment:

• Align engineering goals with strategic business priorities and the product roadmap.
• Understand motivations behind new processes and technologies for informed implementation.
• Adapt processes to unanticipated changes and new business needs.
• Plan, scope, start and execute strategic initiatives

Requirements:

• Proficiency in multiple technology stacks.
• “T-Shaped” person – with breadth and depth of knowledge across modern engineering disciplines
• Demonstrated ability to modernize legacy applications and address architectural challenges.
• Strong understanding of Domain Driven Design principles and engineering design patterns.
• Expertise in monolith decomposition while retaining roadmap alignment.
• Skilled at presenting complex concepts to audiences with varying technical expertise.
• Experience in leveraging peer reviews to raise engineering quality.
• Well-versed in DevOps and quality engineering best practices.
• Ability to quantify engineering excellence and provide teams with capability roadmaps.
• Strategic thinking with tactical and operational execution capabilities.
• 7+ years of experience with both strongly-typed and dynamically typed languages

Attributes:

• Views being wrong as an opportunity for learning and growth.
• Exceptional mentorship skills for engineers of varying experience levels.
• Strong articulation of technical decisions with an emphasis on benefits, drawbacks, and paths forward.
• Dynamic adaptability to evolving business needs and engineering landscapes.

Special Work Conditions    

• Sedentary – Involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Some positions may entail exerting up to 15 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, or pull.

Benefits 

Cast & Crew provides a comprehensive package of employee benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, health and wellness programs, employee discounts, and more! Note: Cast & Crew benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.

Cast & Crew is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability to perform a job, without regard to age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship or marital status, and to maintain a non-discriminatory environment free from intimidation, harassment or bias based upon these grounds.

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Compensation is commensurate with various factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, skills, training, licensure, certifications, geographic cost of labor, and other business and organizational needs. Compensation range for candidates in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. The compensation range for this position is: $170,000.00 - $210,000.00 per year.