Principal Software Engineer

Please be aware that for this position, the candidate is required to be located in Brazil.

Our Engineering Team

The Engineering team is vital to the success of our current and emerging software developments. As part of this team, you will be able to deliver enhancements and customizations on new and existing products to make an impact on the business and our customers. As we continue to expand our product suite, we look for innovative team members to persevere in the ever-changing technology environment.

The Role: Principal Software Engineer

We seek a visionary Principal Software Engineer to elevate our products to the forefront of innovation. This role is pivotal in driving Accruent's technological advancement. It will involve spearheading new initiatives, collaborating with architects to set our future architectural and technological course, and mentoring a team of skilled software engineers, including Entry Level, Mid, and Senior Engineers. As a key individual contributor reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will lead by example and provide day-to-day guidance to your peers. This role requires a seasoned Full Stack Engineer with expertise in both front-end and back-end development.

How You'll Make a Difference

• Serve as a technical mentor and leader for a team of software engineers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software within specified timelines, adhering to our rigorous quality metrics throughout the SDLC.
• Influence the full software development lifecycle, crafting highly scalable, web-based, data-driven products with your team.
• Act as a strategic partner for the planning and monitoring of the team's projects, collaborating with engineering managers, product managers, and architects to accommodate changes in project scope and requirements.
• Partner with the Architecture team to create robust architectural and design specifications for new products and initiatives in close partnership with key stakeholders.
• Assist with release planning, design reviews, and code reviews, while rigorously adhering to our development processes.
• Test and refine software throughout the development process to address any issues and ensure quality.
• Stay abreast of the latest industry developments, continuously refining our technology stack and product offerings.
• Establish and uphold exemplary coding standards and practices.
• Provide mentorship and training to junior, mid-level, and senior software engineers, fostering their growth and ensuring adherence to our development processes.
• Leverage your experience to optimize the build, deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting of our products, ensuring iterative and efficient product development and delivery.
• Apply data mining techniques to gather actionable insights at every user interaction point, building systems that are measurable and data-driven.
• Consistently demonstrate Accruent's values: lead with FBS, customer obsessed, courageous, adaptable, innovate for impact, inspiring, deliver results, strategic, and build extraordinary teams.
  
  

What You Bring To The Table

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent industry experience).
• Fluent/Advanced English and Portuguese.
• Extensive experience in software development, with a proven track record of delivering scalable web-based and data-driven software products.
• Full Stack Engineer: Expertise in technologies such as: .NET(C#), React, JavaScript, SQL Server, Cloud-native architectures, and modern full-stack frameworks.
• Solid understanding and experience with Test Driven Development and frameworks like JUnit, NUnit, MSTest, Mocha.
• Proven experience as a Software Engineer with a strong focus on CI/CD and modern design patterns.
• Proven experience with RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling.
• Solid understanding of responsive design principles and mobile-first development.
• Profound expertise in Microsoft Azure cloud services and ecosystem.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL database design, development, and performance tuning.
• Experience with message queuing services such as Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar technologies.
• Strong understanding of Docker containerization and orchestration with tools like Kubernetes or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure software systems.
• Solid foundation in Agile/SAFe and product management methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound decisions based on analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment.
• Strong leadership qualities with experience guiding technical teams and projects.
• Exceptional communication in English and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to a diverse audience.
  
  

Additional Skills (Good To Have)

• Experience with Azure Cloud services.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform.
• Familiarity with identity and access management tools like Okta.
• Experience with API Management (APIM) solutions.
• Knowledge of Spacelift for CI/CD automation.
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible.
• Experience with AI and Prompt Engineering.
• Familiarity with GitHub Copilot.
  
  

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 17,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

About Accruent

Personal development and becoming the best you is all about growth and exploring new skills and opportunities – both in and out of the office. At Accruent, we call this Grow Without Limits, and we’re proud to offer each of our employees the resources, coaching and support necessary to achieve Growth Without Limits in their personal and professional lives. Explore where the path takes you.

Accruent is a leading provider of solutions for unifying the built environment —spanning real estate, physical and digital assets, and the integrated technology systems that connect and control them. Accruent continues to set new expectations for how organizations can use data to transform how they manage their facilities and assets. With U.S. headquarters in Austin, Texas, Accruent serves over 5,000 customers in a wide range of industries in more than 100 countries worldwide.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.

Personal development and becoming the best you is all about growth and exploring new skills and opportunities – both in and out of the office. At Accruent, we call this Grow Without Limits, and we’re proud to offer each of our employees the resources, coaching and support necessary to achieve Growth Without Limits in their personal and professional lives. Explore where the path takes you.

Accruent is a leading provider of solutions for unifying the built environment —spanning real estate, physical and digital assets, and the integrated technology systems that connect and control them. Accruent continues to set new expectations for how organizations can use data to transform how they manage their facilities and assets. With U.S. headquarters in Austin, Texas, Accruent serves over 5,000 customers in a wide range of industries in more than 100 countries worldwide.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.