Principal Software Engineer at FLYR

Our Vision

We believe in a world where travel companies can innovate freely, growing and accelerating their business, while delivering the experience travelers want and the change the industry needs.

FLYR is a technology company that unlocks freedom to innovate for the travel industry eliminating legacy constraints to enable real-time decision making and create the experiences travelers seek. With FLYR, businesses are able toquickly unlock modern retailing capabilities, improve revenue performance and modernize the e-commerce experience.

Flight Itinerary (About The Role)

As a Principal Software Engineer, you are a recognized technical authority and visionary leader, driving innovation and shaping the organization's strategic direction. You thrive in ambiguity, defining problems and architecting solutions even when the path forward is uncharted. You are a force multiplier, elevating the performance, technical expertise, and strategic thinking of those around you. Your influence extends across teams and departments, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You are a catalyst for transformational change, leveraging your deep expertise and strategic insights to propel the company to new heights.

What Your Journey Will Look Like (Responsibilities)

Define and champion the technical vision and strategy for the product suite, aligning it with the organization's overall business goals and driving innovation across multiple teams.
Drive architectural standards and decisions across multiple workstreams and teams, proactively identifying and mitigating potential architectural conflicts to ensure a cohesive and scalable system.
Lead the technical design and implementation of significant cross-team initiatives, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and technical excellence across the organization.
Serve as a role model and mentor for engineers across the organization, fostering their growth, promoting a culture of continuous learning, and elevating the overall technical expertise of the company.
Influence both business and technology strategies, identifying opportunities for improvement, and using your expertise to guide the organization towards optimal solutions.
Identify and drive improvements to engineering processes, development workflows, and technical standards across multiple teams, fostering a culture of innovation and efficiency.
Monitor industry trends, assess emerging technologies, and proactively identify opportunities and threats, guiding the organization in making informed technology decisions.
Instill a culture of security across the product suite, driving the adoption of best practices. Ensure non-functional and observability requirements are included in product suite technical designs and decisions.

What To Pack For This Trip (Qualifications)

12+ years of experience with C#, ASP.NET, .NET Core, Angular, SQL Server, MongoDB, RabbitMQ and Redis, with the strategic vision to guide projects at a high level.
Extensive experience in software development, with a proven track record of designing, developing, and implementing high-quality, complex software systems.
Deep and broad understanding of software engineering principles, architectural patterns, distributed systems, and software development best practices.
Exceptional communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, build consensus, and navigate complex organizational dynamics.
Proven leadership and mentorship skills, with a demonstrated ability to guide, inspire, and develop other engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive and results-oriented approach to identifying and resolving complex technical and organizational challenges.
A passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and staying at the forefront of technology trends.
Working proficiency in English and Spanish (fluency in both will be a plus).

Optional Carry-On (Preferred Qualifications)

Airline industry experience
B2B SaaS expertise.
API First Company Experience

First-Class Amenities

Flexible working hours
Private medical and dental insurance
Meal card
Flexible Salary (commuting, kindergarten, others)
Competitive salary
Learning & Development Stipend
Team building events

Our Commitment to Equality

Here at FLYR, were committed to growing with intention, having our teams better reflect the world around us. We strive to create an environment of inclusion and even more importantly, belonging, where psychological safety, empathy, and human connection are at the center of our leadership principles. Not only does this enable us to create better products and have a better work environment, its good for the bottom line and its the right thing to do.

FLYR provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetics, marital or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, FLYR complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company operates.

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Principal Software Engineer

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