Principal Software Engineer
Click to Hire AB · Tills vidare · Deadline 2026-12-31
Click to Hire AB is hiring a **Principal Software Engineer** to design, develop, test, deploy, and operate high-quality, production-grade cloud-native software services. Working closely with engineers, Tech Leads, and Solution Architects, the role involves building scalable, reliable, and maintainable solutions, developing APIs, integrations, and distributed systems, and contributing to architectural decisions. The responsibilities also include driving continuous improvements in automated testing, observability, DevOps, and engineering practices, while sharing operational responsibility for live services. Applicants need a university degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience, alongside extensive background in software engineering and production applications. Decisive requirements include **TypeScript and Node.js** expertise, hands-on experience with **Azure cloud-native services**, deep familiarity with distributed systems, data flows, and GraphQL or similar API technologies, and practical proficiency in CI/CD and DevOps. Fluent English and a valid work authorisation for Sweden are required. Swedish language skills and prior experience improving software architecture, reliability, and engineering quality are considered meritorious.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer to design, develop and operate high-quality, cloud-native software services. You will work with TypeScript, Node.js, APIs, integrations and distributed systems, collaborating with engineers, Tech Leads and Solution Architects to build scalable, reliable and maintainable solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, deploy and operate production-grade software.
- Develop APIs, integrations and distributed systems.
- Improve scalability, reliability, performance and maintainability.
- Contribute to architectural decisions and technical discussions.
- Improve automated testing, observability, DevOps and engineering practices.
- Take shared responsibility for service operations and continuous improvement.
- Share knowledge and contribute to a collaborative engineering culture.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in software engineering and production applications.
- Strong knowledge of TypeScript and Node.js.
- Hands-on experience with Azure cloud-native services.
- Strong understanding of APIs, integrations, distributed systems and data flows.
- Experience with GraphQL or similar API technologies.
- Experience with automated testing, CI/CD, DevOps and cloud environments.
- Strong problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills.
- University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Valid work authorisation for Sweden, where applicable.
Meritorious: Swedish language skills and experience improving software architecture, reliability and engineering quality.