Senior Software Engineer III-Principal Engineer

Overview- At Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions, we achieve success through our people. The Sr Software Engineer III Principal Engineer will serve as the senior most technical leader within our development organization. This role represents the top of the engineering career path and combines hands on engineering, architectural ownership, and technical leadership across a broad portfolio of internally developed applications and third party integrations.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned engineer who leads through expertise, sets engineering standards, and partners closely with IT leadership and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable software solutions. This position is Atlanta-based only. Principal Accountabilities: Technical Leadership & Architecture * Own and evolve enterprise application architecture, engineering standards, and design principles * Lead architectural design for complex, cross system and mission critical initiatives * Serve as the final technical escalation point for complex engineering challenges * Own the technical health, lifecycle, and integration strategy for internal applications and third party systems * Provide technical leadership for API design and third party integrations Hands On Engineering * Remain actively engaged in hands on software engineering, including: * Solution design and critical path development * Code reviews and modernization efforts * Refactoring to reduce technical debt * Lead development of high risk or high impact components when senior expertise is required Engineering Excellence, Delivery and Security * Establish and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and quality gates * Own and improve CI/CD pipelines supporting build, test, and deployment workflows * Define and lead the adoption of AI assisted engineering tools as part of modern development and delivery practices to improve code quality, delivery efficiency, and developer productivity, while establishing guardrails and best practices for responsible use. * Ensure engineering practices align with Microsoft Azure and Azure DevOps based tooling * Accountable for embedding secure by design principles into engineering standards, architecture decisions, and CI/CD processes to proactively identify and mitigate software vulnerabilities in partnership with security and infrastructure teams * Promote secure, reliable, and observable systems across all environments Planning, Reporting & Collaboration * Provide clear initiative level status reporting on progress, risks, and dependencies * Partner with IT leadership to shape multi year technical roadmaps * Collaborate with infrastructure, security, data, and business teams to deliver integrated solutions Mentorship & Talent Development * Serve as the senior engineering leader for onboarding and offboarding decisions * Partner with HR to review resumes and select candidates with the right technical skillsets * Design and maintain technical assessments used in the hiring process * Define onboarding plans, growth expectations, and a structured continuing education approach * Mentor engineers through design reviews, coaching, and technical guidance