Principal Software Developer

The Contractor Consultants (TCC) helps construction businesses hire smarter and faster. We currently serve more than 500 companies across North America and have grown over 300% year over year. Now, we’re building our first engineering team to power the next phase of our growth.

We’re currently focused on finding the best candidates as quickly as possible. Now, we’re expanding that challenge to ask a deeper question: how do we determine who to hire in the first place? That’s where you come in.

This is a founding technical leadership role that will shape the technology foundation of a fast-growing company from the ground up. As our first senior engineering hire, you’ll work alongside our Director of Product to build the next-generation customer platform. You’ll have the opportunity to define our technology stack, architecture, and engineering culture while balancing strategic direction with hands-on execution.

We’re looking for a builder-leader who thrives on architecting elegant systems, writing production-grade code, and making high-impact technical decisions that drive scale and innovation.

What You’ll Do

Technical Leadership & Development

• Define technical roadmap and design multi-tenant SaaS architecture supporting 10x growth
• Architect and build frontend systems with interactive data visualization and real-time features
• Develop high-performance backend systems and APIs for complex workflow management
• Implement robust third-party API integrations with HR platforms and payment processing
• Build deployment pipelines, infrastructure automation, and observability frameworks
• Establish coding standards and lead code reviews that scale with team growth

Team Building & Collaboration

• Set technical direction and engineering culture for growing team
• Lead recruitment and provide technical mentorship
• Partner with Product and engage directly with customers to validate technical decisions

Who You Are

Required Experience

• 10+ years software engineering, 3+ years senior technical leadership
• Proven track record architecting multi-tenant SaaS systems from scratch that scaled significantly
• Extensive experience building complex interactive user interfaces with data visualization
• Startup or high-growth environment experience strongly preferred

Technical Expertise
Frontend & Visualization:

• Expert in React/TypeScript for complex applications with data visualization libraries (D3.js, Recharts, or similar)
• Experience building interactive interfaces with drag-and-drop and real-time collaborative features

Backend & Architecture:

• Expert in Node.js/TypeScript with Express or NestJS, PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
• Deep experience with multi-tenant SaaS architecture, strict data isolation, and tenant customization
• Extensive API integration experience, particularly HR platforms and payment processing (Stripe preferred)

Infrastructure & Security:

• Proven success with scalable cloud applications (AWS/GCP), containers, and deployment automation
• Experience with data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA), HR data compliance, and security best practices

Nice to Have:

• HR tech/recruiting platforms, event-driven architectures, full-stack capabilities, platform engineering background

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Bias for action: Move fast, make decisions with incomplete information, iterate based on feedback
• Customer-obsessed: Comfortable on customer calls, let user needs drive technical decisions
• Strong communicator: Explain complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• Pragmatic: Balance technical excellence with business constraints and ship iteratively