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Principal Software Engineer

Location: Remote (US)
Job type: Full-time
Level: Director
Experience: 12+ years
Listed: 17 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

Java
Spring Boot
TypeScript
Node.js
React
RESTful API design
Advanced RDBMS expertise
Analytical systems and large-volume data processing
Cloud-based SaaS development
Production service ownership
Cross-service debugging and diagnosis
AI-assisted development tools in production
Architectural pattern mastery

Also useful

AWS
Claude Code

What You'll Do

You'll be part of Foundant's product engineering team responsible for development activities along with their ongoing production environments care and feeding to take on their hardest technical problems, and you'll deliver high-quality working code - not just direction. This is a hands-on role at every level of seniority it carries.
You'll own architectural decisions at both the application and service level, making calls that hold up under real production load and remain understandable to the engineers who inherit them.
You'll diagnose systemic and architectural issues that cross component and service boundaries, including the ambiguous ones where the cause isn't in any single team code.
You'll see the big picture and work proactively to resolve integration issues or coordinate across team boundaries.
You'll put AI-assisted development and agentic tooling to work in your daily engineering, shortening the path from idea to production-ready code and getting valuable improvements into clients' hands sooner.
Other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need

12+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant time at a principal, staff, or equivalent senior individual contributor level as a hands-on developer.
Demonstrated mastery of architectural patterns and the judgment to know which apply in a given context, at both the application and service level.
Proven expertise in Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript, Node.js, and React, with a track record of building and shipping production software.
Extensive full-stack development experience building scalable RESTful applications with React and Java/Spring Boot backend.
Advanced proficiency working with large scale relational database management systems (RDBMS).
Experience working with analytical systems and databases processing large volume of data.
Proficient with AI assisted development practices and tooling.
Proven experience developing cloud-based SaaS applications; experience working with AWS is highly desirable.
Proven experience owning production services, including reliability, performance, and incident response.
Professional experience using AI-assisted development tools in production work. Foundant uses Claude Code; deep expertise with a comparable tool is acceptable.
Extensive experience diagnosing and debugging complex technical issues across multiple components and services, including the use of debugging and profiling tools.
Must be legally eligible to work in the United States.

What You'll Bring to our Team Dynamics

Adaptive Achievement: Moves between unfamiliar codebases, domains, and problem spaces without losing momentum, and delivers high-quality solutions under shifting priorities and incomplete context.
Productive Collaboration: Leads engineers through complex initiatives by influence rather than authority - entering a team as a guest, earning trust quickly, and articulating direction clearly enough that the team can carry it forward without you.
Service Orientation: Treats internal engineering teams as clients, and understands that the reliability of a shared service is ultimately felt by the foundations and nonprofits depending on our software to do their work.
Business Insight: Weighs the blast radius of shared-service decisions across every product and client, balancing technical elegance against what actually advances the business and the communities we serve.
Active Learning: Builds working depth in unfamiliar stacks quickly, and applies rigorous judgment to AI-generated code - knowing when to lean on it, when to scrutinize it, and how to help colleagues do the same.

Where You'll Work

As a remote-first workplace, we believe in offering flexibility and the freedom to work where it suits you best, while staying connected through technology. Our global network of talent is supported by physical office hubs and virtual collaboration, fostering a dynamic environment where innovation and growth thrive.
With office locations in Bozeman, MT, Toronto, Canada, and Dublin, Ireland, you'll be part of a globally connected team. Whether you're working remotely or from one of our office locations, you'll be contributing to a vibrant, collaborative culture focused on driving meaningful impact across the world.

Why You'll Love Working at Foundant

At the heart of everything we do is a commitment to innovation and making a positive impact. Whether you're working on projects that empower not-for-profits, community foundations, or corporations, your contributions will help drive real-world change.
We offer competitive salary and benefits, including tuition, and lifestyle reimbursements, and bespoke mindfulness and fitness initiatives.
With our Flexible PTO policy, you'll have the freedom to manage your time in a way that supports your personal well-being and professional success.
We're committed to your professional and personal development. With our merger, you'll have the chance to collaborate across teams, giving you exposure to diverse ideas, expertise, and projects that span multiple industries.
As part of a larger organization, you'll have even more opportunities to grow your career. Whether it's exploring new roles, leadership opportunities, or shifting to a different department, we support internal mobility to help you achieve your career goals
You'll enjoy autonomy and responsibility, empowering you to approach your work creatively and independently, fostering innovation and independent thought.
Employee recognition is a core part of our culture. When you do a great job, we make sure everyone knows about it!

Foundant is also committed to providing accommodations throughout the interview and employment process. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in all aspects of the selection process. If you have accessibility requirements during the recruitment process and require accommodation, please contact.

About the company

A Note on How to Reach US

We're truly grateful that so many people have Foundant on their radar - it means a lot that our work resonates with others. That said, due to the high volume of direct messages and emails we receive, cold outreach isn't the preferred way to be considered for a role, and we're not able to prioritize applications submitted this way. To apply for open positions, please visit our careers page, which is the fastest and most effective route to being considered.

About Foundant

At Foundant, we build mission-critical software for the social good ecosystem - helping foundations, grantmakers, nonprofits, and community organizations streamline their work, strengthen relationships, and maximize their impact. We serve the giving community worldwide with a comprehensive suite of solutions spanning grant management, community foundation software, and giving analytics.

We're a unified company shaped by strong roots across our product portfolio, and we operate with intention and purpose. Our team of ~350 people across six countries is connected by a shared North Star: to be the trusted partner and strategic advisor to the communities we serve.

Equal opportunity and legal notices

Foundant is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a diverse workforce that represents the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates, and will consider all applicants without regard to race, color, citizenship, religion, sex, marital/family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, Indigenous status, age, disability, or individuals who may require accommodation.

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From Foundant Technologies Inc.'s careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 23, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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