Principal Software Engineer Position Available In Marion, Florida

Principal/Staff Software Engineer, $120,000- $140,000 Yearly About Us The World Equestrian Center (WEC) is a world-class multi-indoor and outdoor arena facility with state-of-the-art amenities that can accommodate numerous different disciplines within the Equine Industry. This state-of-the-art Equestrian Center is designed to offer the ultimate competition experience for both horse and rider. As a professionally operated, family-owned enterprise, WEC illustrates the passion and commitment to equestrian sports in the United States. The facility features multiple indoor and outdoor venues, lodging, retail space, and on-site dining options that include a restaurant, café, and on-site coffee shop. Job Summary WEC is growing andhas an immediate opening for a Principal/Staff Software Engineer . As a part of the team (a highly skilled, autonomous engineering team focused on solving complex technical challenges with precision and speed), you’ll be part of a small, elite group of cross-functional engineers who thrive on deep technical work, individual ownership, and close collaboration. Each team member will be trusted to deliver high-impact solutions with minimal oversight. The position reports to the Software Engineering Lead. This position is located at our Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida. Successful candidates will play a critical role in developing, optimizing, and maintaining world-class enterprise software and applications in support of the World Equestrian Center’s leadership in equestrian sports and the hospitality industry. This position will be a key position, working with the software organization and business stakeholders to understand real-world business requirements, to design and develop innovative enterprise-grade solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Design and build distributed systems that are scalable, resilient, and maintainable. Own end-to-end implementation of features and services-from architecture to deployment. Collaborate closely with other engineering team members in a growing, high-trust environment. Apply architectural patterns like event-sourcing and behavior driven design (BDD) to real-world problems. Continuously improve code quality, system performance, and team workflows. Qualifications 8+ years of professional software development experience 3+ years working with distributed systems in production environments. Deep expertise in .NET Core/C# and ASP.NET. Strong frontend skills with React (ideally with Next.js) Hands-on experience with containerization tools and techniques. A mindset of ownership, autonomy, and accountability. Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for learning and growth. Strong verbal and written communication skills Highly organized, independent, and able to interact with individuals from multiple disciplines Bachelor’s degree in computer science/information technology Nice To Haves Familiarity with event-sourcing and/or vertical-slice architecture Familiarity with GitHub, GitHub Actions, and GitHub Enterprise Features Experience in cloud-native environments (Azure or AWS preferred). Experience with production Kubernetes (k8s) environments. Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines. Contributions to open-source or technical communities. Production experience with globally deployed and public-facing web applications. About Us R+L Carriers is a family owned, privately held transportation company founded in 1965. Our business caters to the transportation and distribution industry and is designed to provide customers with superior service through efficient administration and innovative thinking. The Company prides itself in treating our employees and customers with respect and honesty. We believe each employee contributes directly to the Company’s growth and success. There are many other transportation companies capable of picking up and delivering freight. However, we believed our customers select us because of the efforts of our employees. R+L Carriers offers an excellent compensation and comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance, 401(k) Retirement Plan with company matching contributions, Paid Vacation & Holidays, and vacation lodging at our exclusive employee resorts in Daytona Beach, FL, Big Bear Lake, CA, Pigeon Forge, TN, and Ocean Isle Beach, NC. R+L Carriers Shared Services, LLC (“R+L Carriers”) and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. R+L Carriers will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested. When completing this application, you may exclude information that would disclose or otherwise reference your race, religion, age, sex, genetic, veteran status, disability or any other status protected by federal or state law. This application is considered current for ninety (90) days only. At the end of this period, if you are still interested in employment, it will be necessary for you to reapply by completing a new application.