Overview:   

Guidepoint’s Engineering team thrives on problem-solving and creating happier users. As Guidepoint aims to make individuals, businesses, and the world smarter through personalized knowledge-sharing solutions, the engineering team is taking on challenges to improve our internal application architecture and create new products to optimize the seamless delivery of our services.   

 As a Principal Engineer (.NET Core, Azure PaaS), you will take an active ownership role in leading several development teams in architecturing, implementing, and managing Guidepoint’s growing Azure presence. The purpose of the role is to focus on delivering highly available, scalable enterprise PaaS-based solutions.   

Impact you will Create: 

• Develop and support scalable web/API/Microservices using.NET core and Azure Platform Services  

• Build new applications/services/platforms  

• Refactor legacy components using innovative/scalable platform  

• Develop, lead, and manage on/offshore engineering teams  

• Participate in agile SDLC meetings with other engineering teams (Full-stack, QA, DevOps, and Product teams) 

• Design JSON payloads and various payload contexts 

• Decompose portions of the legacy application into Microservices 

• Work with large database schemas that would include adding and updating tables and rows 

• Write Unit tests, Integration Testing, HLD and LLD. 

Technical skills you have: 

• 10+ years of experience developing software using C# and .NET tech stack 

• 3+ years of experience Architecture and Designing solutions. 

• In-depth knowledge of service-oriented architecture, object-oriented programming, MVC, and other design patterns and hand-on coding. 

• Experience in Domain Driven Design, C# and Cloud Design pattern. 

• Experience in design and Architecture solution and well versed in Well-Architecture Framework. 

• Experience in CI/CD , unit testing, integration testing and SAST Tool. 

• Understanding Git concepts such as branching, merging, pull requests, and conflict resolution utilizing Bitbucket or Github 

• Prior experience leveraging issue-tracking systems/wikis for documentation (Jira/Confluence) 

• Willingness to learn designing fault-tolerant architecture on cloud deployments (load balancing, clustering, reducing/eliminating single points of failure, etc) 

• Must be hands-on enough to code review and roll up sleeves as an individual contributor under force majeure. Yet effectively delegate and manage resources, timelines, and deliverables. 

• Lead teams through disaster recovery drills 

Preferred Technical Qualifications: 

• Hands-on experience with Azure platform services:  

• AKS, Docker, ACR, WebApps, WebJobs, Functions, API Management,  

• Service Bus, Event Hub, Azure SQL, 

• CosmosDb, Key Vault, Azure DevOps,  

• Active Directory, ILB, Application Gateway/WAF,  

• Storage Account, Private Link 

• Comfortable with Powershell., Terraform, Helmcharts, are a plus. 

• Understanding using/crafting architecture diagrams in LucidChart 

Competencies Required: 

• Problem-solving skills and a proactive work style 

• Strong interpersonal & communication skills  

• Collaborative and teamwork-oriented 

• Accountable for work and take ownership of tasks 

• Strategic Thinker 

• Proven effective leadership skills. 

 

What We Offer 

• Competitive Compensation: Rewarding your talent and dedication. 

• Comprehensive Benefits: Including employee medical coverage. 

• Central Location: Conveniently located for easy access. 

• Innovative Environment: Empowering autonomy, fast decisions, and entrepreneurial spirit. 

• Casual Culture: Embrace a relaxed work environment that fosters creativity. 

  

About Guidepoint:  

Guidepoint is a leading research enablement platform designed to advance understanding and empower our clients’ decision-making process. Powered by innovative technology, real-time data, and hard-to-source expertise, we help our clients to turn answers into action.  

Backed by a network of nearly 1.5 million experts and Guidepoint’s 1,300 employees worldwide, we inform leading organizations’ research by delivering on-demand intelligence and research on request. With Guidepoint, companies and investors can better navigate the abundance of information available today, making it both more useful and more powerful.  

At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, advisors, and client base, which allows us to create connections that offer a wealth of perspectives. We are committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for our community, regardless of background, identity, or experience.  

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