Salary$132,000 - $173,000
ExperiencePrincipal
TypeFreelance
Posted2026-11-03
Deadline2026-12-12
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The Role

The Principal Software Engineer we're hiring will inherit a technology codebase with good bones and a few skeletons; Community Development Partners is honest about both. Picture this: a freelance Principal Software Engineer seat in Lexington, paying $132,000 - $173,000, where 10 years of doing the work earns you real say over how it gets done.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build responsive, accessible front-end interfaces with Team Leadership
  • Keep Community Development Partners's RabbitMQ dependencies patched before the CVEs become incidents
  • Own the GitHub Actions release that Lexington leadership has circled on the calendar
  • Read the Node.js stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
  • Translate fuzzy product wishes from Community Development Partners stakeholders into shippable GitHub Actions services
  • Build Microsoft Azure self-service tools so Lexington teams stop filing tickets for everything
  • Refine and maintain microservices that support Community Development Partners customers in Lexington, KY

What You'll Bring

  • The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
  • The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
  • The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire
  • A portfolio that speaks louder than any line on your resume
  • Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
  • Comfort owning technology decisions in a KY market

Run from a single floor in Lexington, KY, Community Development Partners is a safety-first reminder that technology breakthroughs still start small. Candid, kind feedback is part of the job, and we coach toward growth rather than blame.

Beyond $132,000 - $173,000, Community Development Partners invests in your growth, assigns you a mentor, and lets you flex hours across Lexington, KY as you need.

This role is in active recruitment, with a target start date just ahead.

Don't just bookmark this Principal Software Engineer posting in Lexington, act on it and apply today.

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Skills

  • Microsoft Azure
  • GitHub Actions
  • RabbitMQ
  • Node.js
  • Team Leadership
  • Public Speaking
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Benefits

  • Annual flu and wellness fairs
  • Subscription to industry publications
  • Gender-affirming care coverage
  • Standing flexible benefits credits
  • Mental health days
  • Voluntary benefits marketplace
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