Principal Software Engineer

R+L Carriers

Ocala, FL

Full Time

Senior

120k-140k

13 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

The World Equestrian Center (WEC) is a world-class multi-indoor and outdoor arena facility with state-of-the-art amenities that can accommodate numerous different disciplines within the Equine Industry. This state-of-the-art Equestrian Center is designed to offer the ultimate competition experience for both horse and rider. As a professionally operated, family-owned enterprise, WEC illustrates the passion and commitment to equestrian sports in the United States. The facility features multiple indoor and outdoor venues, lodging, retail space, and on-site dining options that include a restaurant, café, and on-site coffee shop. The position is located at the Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida, and involves developing, optimizing, and maintaining enterprise software to support WEC's leadership in equestrian sports and hospitality.

Key Responsibilities

Design and build distributed systems that are scalable, resilient, and maintainable.
Own end-to-end implementation of features and services—from architecture to deployment.
Collaborate closely with other engineering team members in a growing, high-trust environment.
Apply architectural patterns like event-sourcing and behavior driven design (BDD) to real-world problems.
Continuously improve code quality, system performance, and team workflows.

Requirements

8+ years of professional software development experience.
3+ years working with distributed systems in production environments.
Deep expertise in .NET Core/C# and ASP.NET.
Strong frontend skills with React (ideally with Next.js).
Hands-on experience with containerization tools and techniques.
A mindset of ownership, autonomy, and accountability.
Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for learning and growth.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Highly organized, independent, and able to interact with individuals from multiple disciplines.
Bachelor's degree in computer science/information technology.

Nice to Have

Familiarity with event-sourcing and/or vertical-slice architecture.
Familiarity with GitHub, GitHub Actions, and GitHub Enterprise Features.
Experience in cloud-native environments (Azure or AWS preferred).
Experience with production Kubernetes (k8s) environments.
Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
Contributions to open-source or technical communities.
Production experience with globally deployed and public-facing web applications.