Principal Software Engineer

At Genworth, we empower families to navigate the aging journey with confidence. We are compassionate, experienced allies for those navigating care with guidance, products, and services that meet families where they are. Further, we are the spouses, children, siblings, friends, and neighbors of those that need care—and we bring those experiences with us to work in serving our millions of policyholders each day. 

We apply that same compassion and empathy as we work with each other and our local communities. Genworth values all perspectives, characteristics, and experiences so that employees can bring their full, authentic selves to work to help each other and our company succeed. We celebrate our diversity and understand that being intentional about inclusion is the only way to create a sense of belonging for all associates. We also invest in the vitality of our local communities through grants from the Genworth Foundation, event sponsorships, and employee volunteerism.

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• Make it human. We care about the people that make up our customers, colleagues, and communities.
• Make it about others. We do what’s best for our customers and collaborate to drive progress. 
• Make it happen. We work with intention toward a common purpose and forge ways forward together. 
• Make it better. We create fulfilling purpose-driven careers by learning from the world and each other.

POSITION TITLE

Principal Engineer

POSITION LOCATION

New York, NY

YOUR ROLE

We are seeking a highly experienced and driven Principal Software Engineer to lead the modernization of our Assessment platform. This role requires deep expertise in modern software development practices, a passion for emerging technologies, and the ability to provide strong technical leadership and mentorship. You will play a critical role in shaping the future of the platform, ensuring it is scalable, resilient, secure, and maintainable for long-term growth.

What you will be doing

• Responsibilities
  • Architect and implement a modern Assessment platform using technologies such as TypeScript, React, React Native, Flutter, and GraphQL.
  • Establish and champion best-in-class engineering practices to ensure systems are modular, scalable, resilient, and flexible.
  • Define and enforce coding standards, architectural patterns, and quality metrics to maintain high engineering standards.
  • Lead technical design discussions, perform code reviews, and provide hands-on guidance across the engineering team.
  • Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and contribute to DevSecOps practices.
  • Contribute to platform hosting, deployment, and runtime strategies, ensuring reliability and performance at scale.

• Deliverables / Results
  • A modernized, production-ready Assessment platform supporting both B2B and B2C use cases.
  • Well-documented, maintainable codebases aligned with agreed architectural standards.
  • Consistent, repeatable deployments enabled by standardized CI/CD pipelines.
  • Improved system performance, reliability, and scalability across web and mobile platforms.
  • Strong technical foundations that support future feature development and platform expansion.

• Impact / Value Add
  • Raise the technical bar across the organization by modeling engineering excellence and best practices.
  • Reduce long-term technical debt through thoughtful architecture and disciplined execution.
  • Accelerate delivery by enabling teams to build on a stable, scalable platform.
  • Improve customer and partner experiences through reliable, high-quality applications.
  • Enable the business to confidently scale assessments, integrations, and transaction volumes.
• Ownership
  • Own the technical vision and architecture of the Assessment platform.
  • Serve as a key decision-maker for technology choices, architectural trade-offs, and implementation approaches.
  • Take accountability for platform quality, performance, and long-term sustainability.
  • Identify and proactively address technical risks, scalability challenges, and architectural gaps.
• Collaboration
  • Partner closely with Product Managers and business stakeholders to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.
  • Collaborate with engineering peers, mobile and web teams, and shared services to ensure architectural alignment.
  • Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a culture of learning, quality, and continuous improvement.
  • Work cross-functionally with security, infrastructure, and operations teams to support platform reliability and compliance.

What you bring

• Perspective
  • A systems-level mindset with the ability to balance short-term delivery needs against long-term architectural health.
  • Strong product and business awareness, enabling you to align technical decisions with customer, partner, and organizational goals.
  • An ownership-oriented approach that views platform reliability, scalability, and maintainability as shared, long-term responsibilities.
  • The ability to anticipate technical risks and proactively design solutions before issues surface at scale.

• Qualities
  • Hands-on technical leader who leads by example and is comfortable operating at both strategic and implementation levels.
  • Curious, pragmatic, and outcomes-driven, with a passion for continuous learning and improvement.
  • Clear and confident communicator who can influence technical direction across teams and stakeholders.
  • Resilient and adaptable in fast-moving environments, with a strong bias toward action and accountability.
  • Collaborative mentor who elevates the capabilities and confidence of other engineers.

• Education
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Advanced degree is a plus but not required.

• Skills
  • Expert-level proficiency in modern application development, including:
    • TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js
    • React, React Native, Flutter
    • Swift and Kotlin
  • Strong experience designing and consuming GraphQL and REST-based APIs.
  • Deep understanding of database design and performance, with hands-on experience using PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and contributing to DevSecOps practices.
  • Strong knowledge of mobile application delivery across iOS and Android, including release and store lifecycle management.
  • Familiarity with event-driven and asynchronous systems, including messaging and queue-based architectures.
  • Experience integrating with third-party platforms such as SSO providers, payment systems, and eCommerce services.

• Competencies
  • Platform and systems architecture
  • Technical decision-making and trade-off analysis
  • Code quality, testing strategies, and maintainability
  • Performance, scalability, and reliability engineering
  • Security-aware design and implementation
  • Technical mentorship and engineering excellence
  • Cross-team technical alignment and influence
• Experience
  • 10+ years of professional software development experience, with a significant portion in senior, staff, or principal-level roles.
  • Proven success delivering large-scale, high-impact platforms in production environments.
  • Experience building B2B APIs, B2B portals, and assessment or transaction-based systems.
  • Hands-on experience with real-time or near-real-time systems, including video or communication platforms.
  • Experience building and operating mobile applications with demonstrated adoption and quality outcomes.
  • Track record of partnering effectively with product, design, and business stakeholders to deliver meaningful results.

For candidates based in the New York City Metropolitan area, the base salary pay range for this role starts at a minimum rate of $180,000 up to the maximum of $205,000. An employee’s pay position within the base salary pay range will be based on several factors at the time of this job posting including but not limited to geographic location, experience, and qualifications. In addition to your base salary, you will also be eligible to participate in an incentive plan. The incentive plan is based on performance and the target earning opportunity is 15% of your base compensation. The final determination on base pay for this position will be based on multiple factors to ensure pay equity within the organization.

Employee Benefits & Well-Being

Genworth employees make a difference in people’s lives every day. We’re committed to making a difference in our employees’ lives.

• Competitive Compensation & Total Rewards Incentives
• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage
• Multiple 401(k) Savings Plan Options
• Auto Enrollment in Employer-Directed Retirement Account Feature (100% employer-funded!)
• Generous Paid Time Off – Including 12 Paid Holidays, Volunteer Time Off and Paid Family Leave
• Disability, Life, and Long Term Care Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement,  Student Loan Repayment and Training & Certification Support
• Wellness support including gym membe