Posted: 23-Jan-26
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Type: Full Time
(Hands-On • Architecture • Initiative Ownership)
Mayvue is seeking a highly experienced Principal Software Developer to lead critical technical initiatives while remaining deeply hands-on in development. This role is designed for someone who wants to own outcomes, drive architectural decisions, and build software, without serving as a traditional people manager.
Success in this role is measured by results delivered, systems improved, and technical clarity created.
This position offers both in-office (Pittsburgh, PA) and remote flexibility. You choose what works best for you.
What You’ll Do
Own Technical Initiatives
• Ownership of complex technical initiatives across products or platforms
• Drive initiatives from problem definition through design, implementation, and delivery
• Balance speed, quality, and long-term maintainability to achieve measurable outcomes
Lead Architecture & Design
• Design, evolve, and document system architecture for scalable, secure, and resilient software
• Make and communicate architectural decisions with clear tradeoff analysis
• Reduce technical risk and debt through thoughtful system design and modernization
Stay Hands-On in Development
• Write, review, and maintain production code on an ongoing basis
• Lead development of complex features, refactors, and performance improvements
• Troubleshoot and resolve high-impact technical issues across the stack
Set Technical Standards
• Establish and uphold best practices for code quality, testing, CI/CD, and system design
• Lead design and code reviews with a focus on clarity, maintainability, and reliability
• Improve development workflows, tooling, and engineering discipline
Mentor Through Influence (Not Line Management)
• Mentor engineers through technical guidance, pairing, and constructive feedback
• Elevate team-wide engineering thinking and architectural awareness
• Lead by example through execution, not authority
Partner Across the Business
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering Leadership, and Customer Success to align initiatives with business goals
• Communicate technical status, risks, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Support product launches by ensuring technical readiness and operational stability
Qualifications
• 8+ years designing and developing production software
• Strong, recent hands-on experience with:
• C#, .Net
• SQL Server and/or Oracle
• Modern JavaScript frameworks (Vue preferred)
• Proven experience owning and delivering large technical initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to design and evolve system architecture in real-world environments
• Understanding of Object-oriented design, Design patterns, Unit and integration testing and Full SDLC (design → development → release → support)
• Results oriented mindset with a strong sense of ownership
• Continuous improvement mindset and desire to remain hands on
Benefits
• Unlimited PTO
• Life Insurance at no cost to employees
• Short-term and long-term disability at no cost to employees
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Healthcare insurance (Premiums are partially paid for by Mayvue)
• Dental and vision at no cost to employees and dependents
• Optional supplemental life insurance
• Receive $1,000.00 per year for Continuous Learning Allowance
• Receive 1 day paid per year as a Community Service Allowance
• Onsite gym in Pittsburgh office
• Health Savings Account and Dependent Care Flexible Savings Account
• Employer contributions to your 401(k) up to 50% of contributions on the first 5% deferred
• Have your favorite snacks and beverages when you work in our Pittsburgh Headquarters
• Hybrid/remote work available
• Flexible schedule
Mayvue provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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