Principal Software Engineer

DigiKey is one of the fastest growing distributors of electronic components in the world. In addition to offering the broadest selection of in-stock electronic components and providing the best service possible to customers, employees have access to a highly competitive benefits package.

The package includes a comprehensive health insurance plan featuring a low co-pay and no deductible plan as well as dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage;

flexible spending accounts; competitive paid time off; relocation assistance; 401(k) and profit sharing; and education advancement.

To learn more, visit our benefits and perks page.

If you are interested in applying for this job, please make sure you meet the following requirements as listed below.

Position Overview

The Principal Software Engineer is responsible for providing technical leadership, support, guidance, and monitoring of design, coding, and best practices across development teams.

The position’s focus is on driving the continuous improvement of key software components and initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Assist teams with design, code quality, and best practices
• Assist teams with planning for technical debt retirement
• Provide knowledge and expertise in planning sessions
• Support key software components not assigned to teams
• Identify potential long term problems brought about by changes
• Be a key contributor to setting coding standards and procedures
• Demonstrate proven behavioral skills, including being a team player, sound thinking and judgment, achieving results, relating to people, managing work effectively, and leading by example
• Conduct training sessions that promote DigiKey IT best practices

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Additional Work Experience

• Must be detail oriented
• Excellent communication, problem solving & customer service skills
• Continually striving to gather current knowledge and information relevant to business needs in order to achieve results
• Actively exchange ideas with others and build on their ideas to identify new solutions
• Demonstrate honesty, integrity, and professionalism at all times
• Able to work independently or collaboratively and maintain a positive attitude
• Able to initiate action and build relationships within the department
• Outstanding planning & organizational skills
• Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions
• Motivate staff to continue developing their skills
• Actively influence others to be excited and committed to furthering the organization’s objectives
• Able to be self-assured and confident without being overly aggressive
• Exercise self-control under trying or tough circumstances, situations, or under any kind of pressure
• Exercise good judgement by making sound and well-informed decisions
• Considers organization’s capabilities, mission, vision, values, and strategic goals and objectives in work efforts
• Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others both inside and outside of IT, and maintaining them over time

Tools / Systems / SoftwarePhysical Requirements

• Generally, spend the workday sitting at a workstation and operating computer devices, such as, but not limited to keyboard, mouse and screen
• Generally, spend the workday performing repetitive motions that involve or affect the hands, head, and other parts of your body
• Ability to operate computer workstation hardware and software

DigiKey Electronics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled, and other diverse candidates to apply and be considered for open positions.

If you are an applicant with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources at 1-800-338-4105 or [email protected].

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