OakTree Staffing · 10 hours ago
Principal Developer - Web Application Design and Build
Tulsa, OK
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
10+ years expOakTree Staffing is seeking a Principal Developer with distinguished expertise in designing and building scalable web applications. This individual contributor role requires mastery of full-stack development and involves serving as the technical authority for critical application infrastructure while establishing engineering standards and solving complex problems.
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Responsibilities
Define technical vision and architecture for major application initiatives aligned with business objectives
Evaluate emerging technologies and frameworks to determine strategic fit and adoption timing
Establish engineering standards, patterns, and practices that improve quality and delivery velocity across teams
Provide authoritative guidance on complex technical decisions affecting system design and implementation approach
Identify technical debt and systemic risks, proposing remediation strategies with clear cost-benefit analysis
Design and implement mission-critical web applications and services that form the foundation of our technology infrastructure
Architect solutions that balance performance, scalability, security, and maintainability across the full application stack
Build reference implementations and frameworks that accelerate development while enforcing architectural principles
Solve the most technically challenging problems that other developers escalate or cannot resolve
Drive performance optimization initiatives across applications through systematic analysis and targeted improvements
Mentor senior and mid-level developers through design reviews, technical discussions, and collaborative problem-solving
Conduct comprehensive code reviews focused on architecture, security, performance, and long-term maintainability
Create technical documentation that captures architectural decisions, system behavior, and implementation patterns
Present technical recommendations to executive leadership with business context and risk assessment
Champion engineering excellence through example, demonstrating best practices in all work products
Translate ambiguous business requirements into concrete technical specifications and implementation roadmaps
Provide technical feasibility assessments and effort estimates for strategic initiatives during planning cycles
Collaborate with product leadership to shape roadmap priorities based on technical constraints and opportunities
Partner with operations and security teams to ensure applications meet production standards and compliance requirements
Serve as technical liaison for vendor evaluations and third-party integration initiatives
Qualification
Required
Minimum ten years of professional software development experience with demonstrated expertise across the full application stack
Deep proficiency in multiple back-end languages and frameworks, with the ability to select appropriate tools for specific contexts
Advanced knowledge of front-end architecture, including state management, performance optimization, and progressive enhancement
Expert-level database design and optimization skills across both relational and non-relational systems
Comprehensive understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and associated trade-offs
Substantial experience designing and implementing APIs consumed by internal and external clients at scale
Proven track record designing systems that handle millions of users or process substantial transaction volumes
Experience making architectural decisions for applications with strict uptime, performance, or compliance requirements
Deep understanding of system observability, monitoring strategies, and production debugging methodologies
Knowledge of disaster recovery, business continuity planning, and fault-tolerant system design
Expertise in security architecture, including threat modeling, vulnerability assessment, and secure coding practices
Expert knowledge of cloud infrastructure and platform services across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
Experience with containerization, orchestration, and infrastructure as code for reproducible environments
Understanding of CI/CD pipeline design, automated testing strategies, and deployment patterns
Familiarity with data engineering concepts, including ETL processes, data warehousing, and analytics infrastructure
Knowledge of authentication systems, identity management, and authorization frameworks at enterprise scale
History of delivering transformational technical initiatives that materially improved business outcomes
Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions through persuasion, evidence, and clear communication
Strong judgment in balancing technical purity with practical business constraints and time-to-market pressures
Exceptional written communication skills for technical documentation, architecture proposals, and executive summaries
Reputation as a trusted technical advisor sought out by peers and leadership for difficult decisions
Preferred
Experience in regulated industries requiring compliance with specific standards (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC 2)
Background in performance engineering with measurable improvements to application response times or throughput
Previous work designing multi-tenant SaaS applications with tenant isolation and data partitioning requirements
Knowledge of machine learning model deployment and integration within web applications
Experience migrating legacy monolithic applications to modern architectures
Public speaking or technical writing demonstrating thought leadership in software engineering
Contributions to significant open source projects or maintainer status on widely-used libraries
Track record of technology selection decisions that proved sound over multi-year timeframes
Company
OakTree Staffing
OakTree Staffing is a staffing agency that offers recruiting and human resource services.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Phillip Wilson
Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel
Cassie Ogorzalek
Chief Human Resources Officer
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