The opportunity
Our technology stack is growing faster than our team, so Big Lots is bringing on a Principal Software Engineer to keep the architecture honest. Picture this: a full-time Principal Software Engineer seat in Albany, paying $132,000 - $195,000, where 8 years of doing the work earns you real say over how it gets done.
Key Responsibilities
- Refine and maintain microservices that support Big Lots customers in Albany, GA
- Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production
- Design Python APIs other Albany, GA teams will still thank you for next year
- Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across GA engineering teams
- Bridge Spring Boot and Nginx so the two halves of Big Lots's platform finally talk
- Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput Big Lots workloads
- Own the full lifecycle of technology systems from prototype to production
- Push Spring Boot changes safely behind flags so Albany, GA rollbacks take seconds
What You'll Bring
- 8 or more years steering technology projects end to end
- Strong working knowledge of MongoDB and Git
- A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat
- The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
- Hands-on command of Professionalism, with MongoDB as a close second
- Enough Attention Management to be dangerous, enough Nginx to be trusted
Big Lots brings together oddball-friendly people in Albany, GA who care deeply about the craft behind technology. The unwritten rule in Albany is simple: leave the codebase kinder than you found it.
Lead with the number, $132,000 - $195,000, then add a growth track, a mentor, full benefits, and hours that bend toward your Albany life.
Right now, today, this seat at Big Lots is genuinely empty and waiting.
Bring 10 of grit or a fresh perspective; either way, this Principal Software Engineer role wants you.
What we're looking for
- MongoDB
- Python
- Microsoft Azure
- Ruby on Rails
- Spring Boot
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- Git
- Nginx
- Attention Management
- Prioritization
- Professionalism
What you'll get
- Surrogacy assistance
- Company retreats
- Sabbatical for long-tenured employees
- Learning Stipend
- Meditation Room
- Childcare subsidies
- Sick Days
- Summer Fridays
- Gym Membership
- 20% time for personal projects
- Accessible workplace design
- Free laptop and tech setup
- Pet-Friendly Office
- Book and audiobook stipend
- Pool Table