Principal Software Engineer (Future Opportunity)

About Our Company:

At Patch My PC, we exist to improve lives. What started as a free tool to keep apps updated has grown into a trusted enterprise solution that helps IT and Security teams automate, manage, deploy, and report on third-party updates in Microsoft ConfigMgr, Intune, and WSUS. Our fully remote crew of 150 GIF-loving humans supports over 9,000 customers and more than 29 million devices. We make patching easier, boost security, and give IT teams their time back.

Our core values guide how we work, how we treat each other, and how we grow. They keep us focused on what matters most. We're here to improve the lives of our customers, our team members, and our communities.

About the Role:

At Patch My PC, we’re always thinking ahead to the future of our engineering team. While we may not have an immediate opening, we want to share the kind of role and impact we envision for our future software engineering leaders.

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to architect and deliver scalable backend systems and customer-facing services that support our continued growth. This role demands both depth and breadth: you will spend significant time hands-on, writing code, designing systems, and solving hard technical problems across our product line, from on-premises desktop applications to cloud-hosted microservices running on AKS. But you will just as readily step into the architect role, shaping system-level decisions, defining patterns, and thinking about where the platform needs to go next. Your architectural decisions will have a direct and visible impact on the product and our customers. 

The balance will shift depending on the work, but expect a mix of hands-on engineering, architectural leadership, cross-team collaboration, partnership with other engineers, and working with senior leaders to mature our engineering organization. This is not a management role and not a role where you direct from the sideline. You will be in the code with the team while also helping to elevate how we think about system design, reliability, and long-term platform evolution. 

This is a high-impact role at a company in a period of rapid growth. Our customers range from small and medium-sized businesses to global enterprises and government organizations with strict compliance and regulatory requirements, and we are continually raising the bar on our engineering systems to keep pace with the scale and rigor our customers expect. You will work alongside experienced senior leaders who have deep backgrounds in complex distributed systems, and they are excited to find someone who brings their own learnings and experience to the table. We are not looking for someone to run a playbook from a previous organization, but someone with the judgment to understand where we are today and who is genuinely excited to figure out what comes next together. 

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Patch My PC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process. We encourage women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.

Work Authorization:

To be eligible for consideration, candidates for fully remote positions must reside in one of the following U.S. states at the time of hire:

AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY.