Principal Software Engineer
United States
R&D – Development /
Full Time /
Remote
At Everbridge, we build technology that helps the world’s most critical organizations keep people safe and businesses running during emergencies and beyond. As a Principal Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing and delivering robust, scalable solutions for our SaaS platform—driving innovation, ensuring performance and security, and mentoring the next generation of engineering talent. This is a hands-on role where you’ll collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers across the company to architect and build high-impact features that make a real difference when it matters most.
What You'll Do:
- Design, develop, test, and deploy robust and scalable software solutions for our SaaS platform
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver high-impact features
- Contribute to architecture and design decisions, ensuring quality, security, and performance
- Lead and mentor junior engineers, supporting their technical and professional growth
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
- Participate in code reviews, testing, and continuous integration/deployment processes
- Stay current with emerging technologies and help drive innovation in the tech stack
What You'll Bring:
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering, preferably in a SaaS environment
- 7+ years experience with Java and SpringBoot (or similar) in and experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Experience with deployment automation using terraform
- Experience with architecting solutions in a cloud-based data platform such as Snowflake
- Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and best practices
- Strongunderstanding of relational and/or NoSQL databases
- Experience with modern web frameworks and RESTful APIs
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Bonus if you have:
- Design and implemented solutions with AWS EKS/Kubernetes
- Design data-warehouse solutions using Snowflake or similar solutions.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Background in building multi-tenant, distributed systems
- Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
The reasonably estimated salary for this role at Everbridge ranges from $155,000 - $225,000 and may also include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Everbridge offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, disability income benefits, life and AD&D insurance, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, and fitness reimbursements.
Fair Chance Statement US & Canada
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in compliance with all applicable Federal, Provincial/State and Local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act and any local County Fair Chance Ordinance (or local equivalent). Pursuant to these and other relevant regulations, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the law.
For roles subject to background checks, the following material job duties may be affected by an applicant’s criminal history:
- Access to sensitive or confidential information, such as financial records, proprietary data, or client information.
- Management of cash, company funds, or other valuable assets.
- Work in environments requiring heightened security measures.
- Compliance with contractual or regulatory requirements specific to the position.
We evaluate each applicant's criminal history individually, considering its nature, timing, and relevance to the specific job duties, while maintaining our commitment to fair hiring practices and promoting workplace equity.
About Everbridge
Everbridge empowers enterprises and government organizations to anticipate, mitigate, respond to, and recover stronger from critical events. In today’s unpredictable world, resilient organizations minimize impact to people and operations, absorb stress, and return to productivity faster when deploying critical event management (CEM) technology. Everbridge digitizes organizational resilience by combining intelligent automation with the industry’s most comprehensive risk data to Keep People Safe and Organizations Running™. For more information, visit www.everbridge.com, read the company blog, and follow on Twitter. Everbridge… Empowering Resilience
Everbridge is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, or sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
