Principal Software Development Engineer

Principal Software Development Engineer – Organization-Wide Technical Leadership

Job Summary:
As a Principal Software Development Engineer at Clearwater Analytics, you will be the technical authority across the organization, with ownership of the overall technology stack, architecture, and engineering best practices. This roleis responsible forensuring Clearwater’s systems meet the highest standards for scalability, reliability, and availability — critical to delivering industry-leading financial technology solutions.

Principal Engineers define and uphold architecture principles across teams, enabling consistent, resilient, and performant systems that scale globally. You willoperateas a mentor of mentors, influence product roadmaps, remove systemic barriers, and drive engineering excellence across the company.

This role requires a balance of strategic thinking, hands-on technical le...