Principal Software Engineer

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November 6

🤠 Texas – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

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🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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DealerBuilt

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SaaS • B2B • Enterprise

DealerBuilt is a provider of integrated dealership software that delivers a modular enterprise platform for automotive retailers. Its portfolio—including Lightyear, Oplogic, iService, and Vistadash—covers dealer management (DMS), AI-driven CRM, desking and F&I tools, fixed-ops/service lane solutions, and marketing analytics to help dealers streamline operations, improve customer experiences, and centralize data across locations. DealerBuilt focuses on cloud-based, scalable, and dealer-centric solutions with integrations, analytics, and services designed for multi-store retail operations.

51 - 200 employees

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

🏢 Enterprise

📋 Description

• Own architectural decisions for your team's domain, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability • Drive our AWS cloud migration strategy, making critical infrastructure and platform decisions • Define and evangelize technical standards, patterns, and best practices that elevate code quality across teams • Identify and eliminate technical debt; balance short-term delivery with long-term architectural health • Make high-stakes technical decisions and serve as the technical authority and tiebreaker for complex challenges • Elevate the capabilities of direct team members through coaching, code reviews, and architectural guidance • Unblock engineers by solving complex technical challenges and providing clear technical direction • Model engineering excellence through exemplary code, design, and technical communication • Provide lateral technical influence to other teams, sharing knowledge and driving adoption of best practices • Partner with engineering leadership to shape technical roadmaps and organizational capabilities • Lead by example in delivering high-impact features using our tech stack • Drive system reliability and performance optimization initiatives • Establish testing strategies and quality standards that prevent issues before production • Lead incident response for critical issues, conducting thorough post-mortems and implementing preventive measures

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of architectural leadership and team elevation • Deep expertise in designing scalable SaaS systems and leading modernization efforts (cloud migrations, architecture refactoring) • Strong hands-on proficiency across the full stack—modern frontend frameworks(React/TypeScript), backend languages(PHP, C#, Java), relational databases(MySQL/PostgreSQL), and cloud platforms (AWS experience strongly preferred) • Demonstrated ability to make sound technical decisions under uncertainty and effectively communicate the rationale • Evidence of multiplying team effectiveness—through mentorship, technical standards, or process improvements • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Compensation with opportunities for advancement based on performance • Comprehensive Benefits including health coverage, financial wellness programs (HSA/FSA), insurance plans, and 401(k) with company match • Work-Life Balance with fully remote work and Unlimited Paid Time Off • Employee Assistance Program providing resources for mental and emotional well-being • Employee Referral Program with incentives for bringing in new talent