[Hiring] Principal Engineer, Software Quality & Engineering Governance @Carrier

Role Description

The Principal Engineer, Software Quality & Engineering Governance is responsible for establishing and governing enterprise software engineering standards, code quality practices, architecture review processes, and AI-assisted software development controls across the organization.

This role serves as the technical authority for software quality and engineering excellence, ensuring all software solutions, whether developed by internal teams, external partners, or AI-assisted development tools, meet enterprise standards for security, maintainability, scalability, performance, reliability, and reusability.

The individual will develop governance frameworks, automated quality gates, technical guardrails, review processes, and engineering best practices that enable rapid delivery while maintaining technical excellence. This role is expected to influence engineering teams across multiple technology stacks including Python, .NET, SAP, cloud-native applications, integrations, APIs, and emerging AI-enabled solutions.

Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma/GED
• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years leading architecture, software quality, engineering governance, or technical review functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems (preferred).
• Experience governing AI-assisted software development and generative AI coding platforms.
• Experience with Python, .NET, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, cloud technologies, and enterprise integrations.
• Experience with SonarQube, GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab, or comparable engineering platforms.
• Experience implementing engineering scorecards, technical debt programs, and software quality frameworks.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and modern platform engineering practices.
• Experience leading global engineering transformation initiatives.
• Deep hands-on experience reviewing and governing software development across multiple technology stacks.
• Experience establishing software development standards, governance models, and engineering best practices.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, secure coding practices, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native application development, API and integration architecture, automated testing strategies, and performance engineering.
• Experience operating in large-scale enterprise environments.

Benefits

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
• Retirement Benefits
• Time off and Leave:
  • Paid vacation days, up to 15 days
  • Paid sick days, up to 5 days
  • Paid personal leave, up to 5 days
  • Paid holidays, up to 13 days
  • Birth and adoption leave
  • Parental leave
  • Family and medical leave
  • Bereavement leave
  • Jury duty leave
  • Military leave
  • Purchased vacation
• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
• Tuition Assistance