# Senior Principal Software Engineer

Join our fast-paced and passionate team as a Senior Principal Software Engineer on our Robotic Automation team. As we scale, you will be instrumental in building our foundation from the ground up. This is a dynamic, hands-on role for a self-starter who thrives in a fluid startup environment. You'll have the opportunity to work on cutting edge technologies, work closely with leadership, and develop and implement engineering practices that support our mission and growth. Your key responsibilities are as follows: Own the overall technical architecture and long-term roadmap for our fleet management, robotics data management, and manufacturing execution software (MES) systems. Set the technical vision for how our robotic automation stations, orchestration and control software, and higher-level management systems fit together as the fleet scales. Make and defend high-impact architectural decisions on system interfaces, data flow, scalability, and reliability across the full automation stack. Act as the top technical authority on the team, resolving the hardest design and engineering problems and guiding other engineers, including Principal-level engineers, through complex technical tr

- **Id**: 1103482
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/monarch-quantum-senior-principal-software-engineer>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Diego, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-22T02:59:05Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-22
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T16:29:30Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 47
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5451
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Quantum Computing Hardware, Optics & Photonic Components

## Company

- **Id**: 678365
- **Name**: Monarch Quantum
- **Domain**: monarchquantum.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/monarchquantum>
- **Size band**: 501-1000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 37
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 54
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 195000
- **Max**: 235000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 235000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **CMake** — Optional: yes
- **Git** — Optional: yes
- **Pytest** — Optional: yes
- **SQL** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 47

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-22T02:59:05Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 61
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.814
- **P room**: 0.75
- **Age days**: 47
- **Expected fill days**: 54
- **Reasons**: conf:1, velocity, win:late
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 235000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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