[Hiring] Principal Software Engineer @Newfold Digital

Role Description

This role will help build the customer-facing surfaces that define the Bluehost experience for millions of small businesses. We're scaling fast and rebuilding as we go: new architectural patterns, AI-native features, and a bar for craft that keeps rising. This is a role for a builder who owns outcomes end-to-end, moves ideas from concept to production in days rather than sprints, and wants to help redefine how our front-end systems get built and shipped.

This is a Fully Remote Opportunity.

What You'll Do & How You'll Make Your Mark

• Define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and long-term roadmap for frontend systems across the platform.
• Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance web applications that serve millions of users.
• Conduct architecture reviews, design discussions, and technical deep dives to ensure engineering excellence.
• Mentor senior engineers and raise the overall engineering bar through coaching and technical leadership.
• Own critical production systems and drive operational excellence, observability, security, and reliability.
• Partner with product managers, designers, backend engineers, and senior leadership to align technical strategy with business goals.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve developer productivity and product quality.
• Champion frontend best practices including performance optimization, accessibility, design systems, and reusable component architecture.
• Drive cross-team initiatives that reduce tech debt, improve CI/CD pipelines, and elevate code quality standards.
• Influence engineering culture by contributing to hiring, onboarding, and establishing technical standards across the organization.
• Represent the engineering team in cross-functional planning, sprint reviews, and executive stakeholder discussions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 12+ years of hands-on experience in frontend/full-stack development, with at least 2 years in a principal, staff, or equivalent technical leadership role.
• Deep understanding of software design principles, architecture patterns, performance optimization, and system reliability.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale technical initiatives from inception through delivery.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence senior technical and business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow engineers at multiple levels of seniority.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn and adopt emerging technologies, especially AI-driven applications and developer tooling.
• Excellent judgment in making trade-offs between short-term delivery and long-term technical health.
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and a bias for action in ambiguous situations.
• Passion for building intuitive, user-friendly digital experiences at scale.

Requirements

• Expert-level proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Deep mastery of React including Hooks, Context API, component lifecycle, state management, routing, Server Components, and reusable component architecture.
• Strong experience with state management and data-fetching libraries such as Zustand, TanStack Query, and TanStack Router.
• Hands-on experience designing and maintaining frontend build systems using Webpack, Vite, Turborepo, or similar tooling.
• Deep expertise in mobile-first web development, cross-browser compatibility.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, GraphQL, and asynchronous programming patterns.
• Proficiency with Git-based workflows, branching strategies, and code review processes at scale.
• Extensive experience with testing strategies including unit, integration, and E2E testing using Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright; integrated with CI/CD for continuous quality assurance.
• Experience using and evaluating AI-powered developer tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar AI coding assistants to accelerate development workflows.
• Expertise in web performance optimization (Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse), accessibility standards (WCAG), and observability (logging, tracing, alerting).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent) and Agile/Scrum practices.
• Familiarity with micro-frontend architectures, Module Federation, and design systems.
• Exposure to backend technologies (Node.js, Python) and cloud platforms (OCI) is a strong plus.

Benefits

• We provide three work environment scenarios: work-from-home, hybrid, or work-from-the-office.
• Work-life balance is key to living well.
• Culture of diversity and inclusion with programs for learning and development opportunities.
• Excellent Health Insurance options through partnered providers.
• Education/Certification Sponsorships to further your knowledge.
• Flexi-leaves for personal time off.
• Community building with one domain at a time, one employee at a time.