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Principal Engineer

Atlantic Recruiting Group·Jacksonville, Florida·$130,000 - $210,000

Job details

Pay: $130,000 - $210,000
Job type: Full-time
Location type: Onsite
Location: Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Full job description

Atlantic Recruiting Group is growing and adding a Principal Engineer to our Jacksonville operation.

About Atlantic Recruiting Group

A specialised technology and aerospace engineering staffing partner connecting employers with engineers and aerospace technical staff across Central Florida. Headquartered in Jacksonville, founded in 2008, with a focus on long-term placement quality over volume.

About the role

You'll set technical direction across several teams: shaping architecture, reviewing high-stakes designs, and making the build-versus-buy calls that stick for years. You'll spend part of each week in code or design reviews, part unblocking hard technical problems no one else can crack, and part mentoring senior engineers toward the same judgment. You'll translate business goals into technical strategy and push back when a shortcut will cost more later.

What you will bring

You've operated at staff or principal level before and have shipped systems that lasted. You influence without authority, write clearly, and know when to dig into detail and when to delegate. You care more about the team's output than your own commit count.

Atlantic Recruiting Group is recruiting this role on behalf of one of our client operations. Apply through this listing and our team will follow up with role-specific details and next steps.

Required Qualifications

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, including architecture ownership for large systems
  • A track record of technical leadership across multiple teams or products
  • Strong written communication for design documents and technical strategy
  • Eligibility to work in Canada

Benefits

  • 401(k) match with strong vesting schedule
  • Tuition reimbursement for advanced engineering or MBA programs
  • Stock options or equity-equivalent for senior staff
  • Annual conference attendance paid (AIAA, SAE, etc.)

Posted on May 15, 2026

Expires on November 11, 2026

Job ID: ae5aaeab-5e52-4e36-a2a4-c88cce72f1d1