REMOTE Principal Software Engineer/Team Lead

Job Description

A large entertainment and ticketing company is seeking a Principal Software Engineer / Team Lead to provide technical leadership for its Identity Services organization. This is a true player-coach role where the individual will spend approximately 70% of their time driving identity engineering initiatives and developing software solutions, while spending 30% leading and mentoring a team of 4 engineers. This person will serve as the technical authority for the team, owning architecture, roadmap development, automation strategy, and the modernization of identity-related services. The team is focused on reducing operational toil through software development, self-service capabilities, and automation across the identity ecosystem. The ideal candidate is a Principal Engineer at heart with deep Identity & Access Management expertise who still enjoys being hands-on with code and solution delivery. The initial priority would be to evaluate the team’s current backlog of technical debt and then identifying solutions to improve scalability and efficiency.

Skills and Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering experience with Python or Go.

• Strong Identity & Access Management (IAM) background, including: o Okta (advanced administration/configuration) o Active Directory o Privileged Access Management (PAM) o MFA technologies

• Strong technical leadership experience through mentoring, architecture ownership, or team leadership.

• Demonstrated ownership of technical solutions from design through production deployment.

• Experience building internal tools, automation frameworks, APIs, or self-service platforms.

• Infrastructure as Code experience, preferably Terraform.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and GitLab. AWS experience is a plus.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].