Principal Software Engineer

 Your Title: Software Engineer

Job Location: Corvallis, Oregon

(This position is located in Corvallis, Oregon)

Are you a seasoned and visionary software architect with a passion for building world-class mobile applications?  Do you excel at leading technical teams and mentoring developers to achieve excellence?  We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to help design and develop the current and future versions of civil construction surveying applications for Android, Windows and (potentially) iOS.

In this role, you will be a key technical leader, responsible for the architecture and implementation of a core mobile application that empowers construction professionals with precise data collection, in-field design, and site positioning.  You will leverage your deep expertise in C# and mobile .NET technologies to build robust, user-centric applications that perform reliably in the demanding, and often disconnected, environments of a construction site.  This is an opportunity to make a significant impact by shaping our technical direction and elevating the skills of the entire development team.  Furthermore, you will collaborate with technical leads from other teams to co-develop shared components and platform technologies.

What You Will Do

As a Principal Software Engineer, your primary responsibilities will include:

• Lead the architectural design and implementation of a sophisticated, cross-platform mobile surveying application using C# and .NET MAUI.

• Serve as a technical leader and mentor, guiding and coaching a team of software engineers to foster their growth and ensure high-quality deliverables.

• Architect solutions that perform reliably in offline or limited-connectivity field environments, a common challenge in the civil construction industry.

• Collaborate closely with product managers, application domain experts, and customers to analyze and translate complex surveying and construction workflows into elegant, scalable, and user-centric mobile solutions.

• Define and enforce best practices for software development, including code quality, automated testing strategies, and performance optimization.

• Drive technical decision-making, evaluate new technologies, and champion innovation within the development team.

• Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and ensure the team adheres to established design patterns and SOLID principles.

• Assist as needed with some of the more complex feature work.

• Collaborate with other software teams on solving complex technical problems, designs and component or platform sharing.

What Skills & Experience You Should Bring

• BE/BTech/ME/MTech/M.S. in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.

• 10+ years of professional software development experience, with a proven track record of shipping complex, high-quality mobile applications.

• Expert-level proficiency in C#, Visual Studio Professional and the .NET ecosystem, with extensive hands-on experience designing and building cross-platform mobile applications with .NET MAUI and/or its predecessor, Xamarin Forms.

• A keen understanding of user experience and technical requirements for mobile applications designed to work in offline or limited-connectivity scenarios.

• Proven technical leadership or principal engineer experience, including writing technical specifications, mentoring developers, and cross-team solution development.

• Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns (e.g., MVVM, MVC), Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), and SOLID principles.

• Strong experience with modern software development practices, including Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins), bug tracking (e.g., Jira) and automated testing.

• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.  Able to understand complex business systems and problems.

• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate verbally and written technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. The collaboration skills must extend to working well with teams in a global business and industry.

• Proficiency with source control (Git) and trunk-based development workflows.

• Familiarity with geospatial concepts, GNSS, or the construction/surveying industry is a significant plus.

• Experience with Artificial Intelligence tools to enhance your work productivity.  Bonus if that experience includes integrating AI tools into customer-facing features.

About Trimble

Dedicated to the world’s tomorrow, Trimble is a technology company delivering solutions that enable our customers to work in new ways to measure, build, grow and move goods for a better quality of life. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics connect the digital and physical worlds to improve productivity, quality, safety, transparency and sustainability. From purpose-built products and enterprise lifecycle solutions to industry cloud services, Trimble is transforming critical industries such as construction, geospatial, agriculture and transportation to power an interconnected world of work. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com

About the Location

This job posting is for our Trimble office in Corvallis, Oregon.  Corvallis is a college city of over 60,000 people that is well known for its focus on cultural events and, especially, its outdoor life being within driving distance to snow-covered mountains, beautiful lakes or the majestic Pacific Coast.

Under a flexible work arrangement (hybrid), this role does allow for some ability to work at home.  However, due to the need of using specialized physical hardware as well as the strong technical leadership requirements of the role, we do require a minimum of 3 days a week (60% time) in the office. You will work with your manager to establish a mutually agreeable schedule for your time working in the office based on the position and the business need.

About Our Civil Construction Division

Trimble's Civil Construction business focuses on providing advanced technology solutions for the construction industry. These solutions include hardware and software products designed to improve productivity, efficiency, and accuracy in construction projects. Trimble offers tools for project management, site positioning, machine control, and more, enabling construction professionals to streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance project outcomes. The business leverages GPS, laser, optical, and inertial technologies to deliver precise measurements and data for construction tasks.

Trimble’s Inclusiveness Commitment

We believe in celebrating our differences. That is why our diversity is our strength. To us, that means actively participating in opportunities to be inclusive. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion have guided our current success while also moving our desire to improve. We actively seek to add members to our community who represent our customers and the places we live and work.

We have programs in place to make sure our people are seen, heard, and welcomed and most importantly that they know they belong, no matter who they are or where they are coming from.

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Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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