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• Overview

  Production Partners Inc is hiring a Principal Software Engineer in Orange, CA.

• Role description

  We engineer high-availability platforms, and we are searching for a Principal Software Engineer fluent in Accountability to keep them humming. Set against the usual technology listings, this freelance role at Production Partners Inc stands out for one reason — it pays $199,000 - $282,000 and trusts you.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Tune JavaScript queries until the CA database stops timing out under load
  • Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions
  • Refactor the technology module Production Partners Inc has been afraid to touch
  • Lead Customer Service design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Orange, CA builds them
  • Work closely with data teams to surface insights from production systems
  • Spike a Customer Service proof of concept fast when Production Partners Inc needs a yes-or-no answer

  What You'll Bring

  • Working familiarity with freelance schedules and team norms at Production Partners Inc
  • A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your technology expertise
  • Proven Google Cloud judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
  • Comfort owning technology decisions in a CA market
  • Principal fluency in JavaScript, with Customer Service on your roadmap
  • Solid JavaScript grounding, plus Cypress you can pick up on the fly
  • Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written

  Built in Orange and run on caffeine and conviction, Production Partners Inc turns messy technology problems into clean, repeatable wins. At Production Partners Inc we hire people we can trust with real decisions and then give them the room to make them.

  Money matters, so we lead with $199,000 - $282,000; then come the wellness perks, the Kafka training, and hours you actually control.

  Last touched this morning, the Principal Software Engineer listing remains active and unfilled.

  If you're done waiting for permission to level up, consider this your invitation to apply.

• Required skills

  • Webpack
  • Next.js
  • Laravel
  • Kotlin
  • JavaScript
  • Ruby
  • gRPC
  • Kafka
  • Cypress
  • Google Cloud
  • Customer Service
  • Collaboration
  • Presentation Skills
  • Accountability

• Benefits & perks

  • Equipment Allowance
  • Community Service
  • Parking reimbursement
  • Company car or car allowance
  • 20% time for personal projects
  • Adoption assistance
  • Catered Lunches
  • Annual physical and health screenings
  • Public transit subsidy

• Apply before 2026-08-15

  Submit your application for this Freelance technology position.