Principal Engineer

About Engineering at Mitratech Legal Solutions  

Mitratech's engineering organization is a collaborative and dynamic environment where engineers have the autonomy to drive technical direction and innovate. Our engineers are passionate about building high-quality, scalable software solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers and the legal technology industry.   We're in the middle of an active shift toward AI-augmented engineering — using AI agents and tooling across the SDLC — and Principal Engineers play a central role in shaping how that transformation happens.  

About the Role  

As a Principal Engineer at Mitratech, you will drive technical direction for a significant product domain or platform capability, partnering with cross-functional and cross-country teams to deliver high-impact solutions. You will have a significant scope of impact, influencing the technical roadmap and elevating engineering craft across multiple teams. You'll also help lead the org's adoption of agentic AI tools and practices — from how we review AI-generated code to how we architect systems so agents can contribute safely and effectively.  

What You Will Do  

Drive technical direction for a significant product domain or platform capability, ensuring alignment with company goals and customer needs  

Reduce systemic complexity by identifying and leading architectural debt remediation efforts, improving overall system reliability and maintainability  

Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to assess multi-quarter roadmap feasibility, providing technical guidance and recommendations  

Elevate engineering craft across multiple teams through Request for Comments (RFCs) and mentorship, promoting best practices and knowledge sharing  

Collaborate with cross-functional and  cross-country  teams to design and implement scalable, high-quality software solutions, ensuring timely delivery and customer satisfaction  

Shape how the team reviews AI-generated code and supervises AI agents, and adapt architecture so codebases are ready for agentic contribution  

Own cookbook and knowledge-base standards that make institutional knowledge and best practices consumable by both engineers and AI agents  

Evaluate and help standardize agentic development tools across engineering, balancing velocity gains against cost, security, and quality risk  

What We Are Looking For  

To be successful in this role, you will have 10+ years experience with the following:

Proficiency in .NET/C# with experience building and scaling production backend services.  Plus would be: Python, Java, or Go,  

Experience designing, building, and integrating AI/ML-powered features, including third-party LLM services  

Working understanding of LLM behavior — prompt design, output evaluation, and handling non-deterministic results in a product context  

Hands-on experience using agentic coding tools or AI pair-programming assistants (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar) in real production workflows, with sound judgment on when to trust vs. verify AI-generated output  

Experience adapting review processes, documentation, or architecture to support AI-agent contribution to a codebase  

Experience with relational databases, such as Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, including data modeling and query optimization  

Familiarity with a major cloud platform, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, including deployment, scaling, and infrastructure management  

Strong understanding of software design patterns, principles, and methodologies, with the ability to apply them to complex problems  

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional and cross-country teams and stakeholders  

Nice to Have  

Experience with containerization using Docker and Kubernetes

Knowledge of agile development methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban

Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, such as CI/CD pipelines and monitoring systems

The Stack Context  

Backend: primarily .NET/C#, with some services in Python, Java, and Go  

Data: Microsoft SQL Server as the primary relational stores.  PostgreSQL is a plus.

Cloud: workloads run across AWS and Azure, depending on product line  

AI/agentic tooling: agentic coding assistants (e.g. Claude Code) in active pilot across engineering, plus an internal cookbook/knowledge-base initiative for AI-consumable documentation  

Why This Role  

As a Principal Engineer at Mitratech, you'll drive technical direction on complex problems that shape our customers and the legal tech industry. You'll have autonomy to make strategic decisions, mentor junior engineers, and elevate engineering craft across a collaborative team. You'll also help define what AI-native engineering looks like at Mitratech — from tooling to culture — as we transform how we build software.  

We will disclose intended pay ranges in our job ads for US-based opportunities – This role can be performed 100% remote anywhere in the US. Anticipated Pay Range: $175K – $185K Annually USD

Total compensation includes US employee benefits and annual bonus eligibility.

Benefits we offer:

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

• 401 (k) + Employer Match
• Unlimited PTO + 11 Paid Holidays + 4 Annual Paid Global Wellness Days Off

STD, LTD & Group Life Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Pet Insurance

FSA & HSA Options

Employee Assistance Program

Perks we offer:

Remote Work

Career Advancement & Professional Development Opportunities 

Employee Recognition

LinkedIn Learning Platform

Mitratech is proud to be an EEOE, M/F/D/V, and we are committed to diversity both in practice and spirit at the corporate level. Mitratech participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee’s I-9 to data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration Records. To learn more, visit:  everify.com

We are an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.