<p>America's Test Kitchen (ATK) is seeking a hands-on Principal Software Engineer to be a critical technical leader across our digital platforms and help drive the execution of our technical vision. This high-impact role is focused on designing and implementing complex, scalable solutions across our website, app, and digital subscription and MarTech platforms, ensuring technical excellence and high-impact delivery.</p> <p>The successful candidate will be a deep technical expert and a pragmatic architect who thrives on directly building solutions, technical mentoring, setting technical standards, and ensuring our architectural strategy directly enables ATK's business growth goals.</p> <p>This is a newly created role that will report to the Chief Product and Technology Officer.</p> <p>Core Technical Responsibilities</p> <p>Technical Capabilities:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Drive Architectural Excellence: Define and implement robust, scalable, and secure architecture for core components of ATK's digital platforms, with a focus on high-traffic websites, mobile applications, and high-volume MarTech systems.</p> </li><li> <p>Hands-on Development: Act as a lead engineer on complex, cross-functional projects, writing high-quality, performant code, and setting the standard for engineering best practices.</p> </li><li> <p>Technical Guidance and Mentoring: Provide technical mentorship, code reviews, and architectural guidance to multiple development teams, helping to elevate the technical skill and maturity of the entire organization.</p> </li><li> <p>Establish Standards: Define and promote engineering best practices, design patterns, quality standards, and consistent application of security principles across the software development lifecycle.</p> </li></ul> <p>Strategic Alignment and Execution:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Technical Vision Translation: Partner closely with Engineering Leaders, Product Managers, and other stakeholders to translate ambitious business objectives into clear, well-defined, and achievable technical designs and implementation plans.</p> </li><li> <p>Cross-System Integration: Oversee the technical integration and design of complex features spanning multiple systems (e.g., CMS, Subscription Billing, MarTech tools).</p> </li><li> <p>Performance and Reliability: Lead initiatives to optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability, ensuring our platforms can support continuous traffic and user growth.</p> </li><li> <p>Technology Evaluation: Research, evaluate, and recommend new technologies, tools, and platforms that can provide a strategic advantage or improve engineering efficiency.</p> </li></ul> <p>Skills and Experience Required</p> <p>Deep Technical Expertise & Influence:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Expert Software Development: 8+ years of progressive, hands-on experience in software development, with at least 2-3 years operating in a Principal or Staff-level capacity.</p> </li><li> <p>Architectural Design: Proven experience designing and successfully launching large-scale, distributed web applications and APIs.</p> </li><li> <p>Platform Proficiency: Expert-level knowledge with</p> </li></ul>