Principal, Software Engineer - Search (.NET Core, React, ELK)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 17, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 16, 2026. Ingram Micro scores B on the Alion truth index.
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Ingram Micro is a leading technology company for the global information technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population, we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel, bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to business-to-business technology experts. Our market reach, diverse solutions and services portfolio, and digital platform Ingram Micro Xvantage™ set us apart. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com
Come join our team where you’ll make technology happen in surprising ways. Let’s shape tomorrow - it’ll be a fun journey!
As a Principal, Software Engineer, Own and deliver medium to large-scale projects with minimal supervision, ensuring successful execution from initiation to completion. Analyze business and technical requirements to design effective, scalable solutions that align with organizational goals. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, and operations, to drive cohesive outcomes. Identify process gaps and lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members (L1-L3), fostering skill development and team growth. Ensure high-quality deliverables while adhering to established timelines and standards. Actively participate in planning, estimation, and prioritization of tasks to support project success. Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes clearly to stakeholders, and contribute to the development of best practices, standards, and comprehensive documentation.
Your role:
Technical Leadership & Solution Delivery
Lead the design, development, deployment, and support of enterprise applications and services.
Drive application stability and reliability by supporting production environments and resolving complex technical issues.
Define and promote engineering standards, coding practices, and architectural guidelines.
Conduct code reviews and ensure software quality, security, performance, and maintainability.
Partner with Product, Infrastructure, and business teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Drive involvement in developing innovative solutions and mentoring the team to adopt a mindset focused on innovation and creative problem-solving
Full-Stack Development
Lead the design, development, and maintenance of modular, cloud-native applications and microservices architecture
Implement frontend development to deliver smart search experience
implement and optimize search and discovery functionality using technologies such as Apache Solr, Elasticsearch, or Oracle Endeca, including schema design, indexing, relevancy tuning, faceted navigation, and autocomplete.
Develop and maintain product catalog ingestion and index pipelines for structured and semi-structured data to support real-time updates.
Design and maintain secure API integrations.
What you bring to the role:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field required.
8+ years of software engineering experience with enterprise applications and position specific experience implementing search solution using Solr, Elastic Search, or Oracle Endeca.
Experience working within global or onsite-offshore engineering teams.
Prior mentoring or technical leadership experience.
Strong hands-on experience with .NET Core, React, ELK Stack or Equivalent.
Experience designing, developing, and supporting large-scale enterprise applications.
Strong understanding of application architecture, API development, and cloud-based solutions.
Experience with architectural design recommendation and guidance.
Knowledge of JIRA/Confluence and Agile development methodologies.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
The ranges above reflect the potential annual base pay across the U.S. for all roles; the applicable base pay range will depend on the candidate’s primary work location, pay grade, and variable compensation plan. Individual base pay within each range depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time of hire. New hires starting base pay generally falls in the bottom half (between the minimum and midpoint) of a pay range.
At Ingram Micro certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus or sales incentives and long-term incentives. These awards are allocated based on position level and individual performance. U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, paid time off, parental leave, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, and wellbeing benefits, among others.
This is not a complete listing of the job duties. It’s a representation of the things you will be doing, and you may not perform all these duties.
Please be prepared to pass a drug test and successfully pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check.
Ingram Micro Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.