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David Careers

Principal Software Engineer

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valero energyCedar Rapids (IA)
Software DevelopersComputer Systems Design Services

SENIORITY

Lead

SALARY

$126,000 - $181,000 per year

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About the role

We need someone who reads stack traces the way other people read headlines, and we're calling that someone a Principal Software Engineer. This temporary job in IA answers 8 years of effort with $126,000 - $181,000 and answers ambition with a clear way up.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Trace a technology number back through Node.js services until it finally adds upPush Flexibility changes safely behind flags so Cedar Rapids, IA rollbacks take seconds
  • Write clean, well-tested code that scales with Valero Energy's growing user base
  • Containerize applications and manage deployments with Angular and Leadership
  • Reach into legacy Flexibility modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
  • Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale
  • Negotiate Microsoft Azure tradeoffs with product when Valero Energy timelines and reality collide
  • What You'll Bring 9 years that taught you which corners can be cut
  • Hands-on experience with modern Leadership workflows and tooling
  • Fluency across Node.js and REST API, with strong opinions on both
  • Proven aptitude for Angular, ideally near Cedar Rapids, IAExperience supporting cross-functional teams in a principal capacity
  • Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Cedar Rapids, IA deadlines bring
Demonstrated wins in technology work somewhere near Cedar Rapids, IAValero Energy is an entrepreneurial, fiercely independent Cedar Rapids company that would rather earn trust slowly than buy attention quickly. The Valero Energy promise is plain: clear expectations, real autonomy, and zero surprise reviews. The offer rewards both ends, $126,000 - $181,000 for your Innovation today and mentorship for the principal leader you become tomorrow. The search for a Principal Software Engineer is in full swing, and we want to fill it soon. The version of you that already works at Valero Energy is just one application ahead.

Before you apply

Applying takes about a minute. These four things decide how fast it moves after that.

Your profile is current

It's what we read first. Occupations, seniority and locations matter more than a long history.

Two examples you can talk through

Not a portfolio — just two pieces of work where you can explain the decisions and what you'd change.

A number in mind

What you're on now and what would make you move. We negotiate better when we know both.

Your notice period

Employers plan around it, and it's the question that stalls offers most often.

Once you apply, someone reads it and calls you before anything reaches the employer — usually within two working days.

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