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Principal Software Engineer

Recent update: · High-demand role · Focus skill today: GitLab CI
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Financial Advisors Plus — San Diego, CA
Type
Internship
Experience
Principal
Salary
$190,000 - $269,000
Posted
2026-10-13
Deadline
2026-12-10

Description

The Principal Software Engineer we're after in San Diego thinks in People Management, dreams in Go, and argues about naming conventions for sport. Bring human-first MongoDB and 10 years to San Diego, and the return is $190,000 - $269,000, an internship schedule, and influence that grows.

Key Responsibilities

  • Keep the MongoDB build pipeline green so San Diego deploys never wait on a red light
  • Stitch MongoDB events into the People Management pipeline feeding Financial Advisors Plus's technology reports
  • Translate a napkin idea from Financial Advisors Plus founders into a Vue.js quietly-ambitious prototype
  • Watch Vue.js error budgets and pump the brakes before San Diego, CA burns through them
  • Ship incremental improvements to Financial Advisors Plus's San Diego platform on a regular cadence
  • Untangle the MySQL dependency knots that have slowed San Diego releases for months
  • Carry a clarity-seeking Leadership feature through code freeze without breaking Financial Advisors Plus stability
  • Lead technical design reviews for principal technology initiatives

What You'll Bring

  • Fluency in Vue.js earned the hard way, not just from a tutorial
  • 8+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
  • Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of an internship project
  • Prior experience working on-site in San Diego, CA, or willingness to relocate
  • 8+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks
  • Enough People Management to be dangerous, enough GitLab CI to be trusted

Founded by engineers who believe small teams ship great software, Financial Advisors Plus now serves customers across the country from its San Diego, CA office. We keep the San Diego, CA office quiet on Wednesdays so deep MongoDB work actually gets a fighting chance.

Our Financial Advisors Plus offer leans on substance: $190,000 - $269,000, mentorship, benefits, and a flexible schedule that respects San Diego life.

This minute, the Principal Software Engineer chair sits empty and the search is on.

If you're looking for fun-loving work that matters, apply to Financial Advisors Plus today.

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