Principal Engineer

Overview

In this role you steer a global application portfolio, driving modern engineering and mainframe modernization to enable growth and efficiency at TJX. You will guide cross-functional teams, translate priorities into scalable solutions, and strengthen platform health through secure, high-quality delivery. You’ll mentor engineers and uphold incident and change practices to ensure production stability. This is an opportunity to shape strategic technology direction within a Fortune 100 retailer that values collaboration and continuous learning.

Pay / Benefits

• Associate discount
• 401(k) match
• medical/dental/vision
• tuition reimbursement
• paid holidays/vacation/sick/bereavement/ parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Set technical direction for the Strategic Growth application portfolio and translate priorities into scalable, secure, and resilient solutions
• Lead the evolution of mainframe engineering and delivery practices to improve efficiency, stability, quality, and speed to value
• Partner with product, architecture, and cross-ART teams to design solutions and deliver complex business capabilities
• Break down complex problems into clear, actionable steps while maintaining a strong focus on product quality, security, and operational excellence
• Influence architecture decisions and engineering standards across teams, balancing near-term delivery needs with long-term platform health
• Mentor engineers, develop technical talent, and foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and improvement
• Support production stability through sound incident, change, and problem-management practices

• 10+ years of software engineering experience in a relevant technical domain, including substantial experience with mainframe technologies such as COBOL, IMS, DB2, CICS, and JCL
• Demonstrated success defining technical strategy, leading technical direction, influencing cross-functional teams, and delivering complex business or platform outcomes
• Proven experience designing, building, and supporting scalable, high-performance applications
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, mentor, and influence geographically distributed engineering teams
• Experience setting clear expectations, fostering accountability, and supporting the growth of engineers at multiple levels
• Strong knowledge of agile delivery methods and a demonstrated agile mindset
• Commitment to continuous improvement and learning
• Experience with incident and change management principles and best practices

• Leadership and mentoring
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strategic thinking and decision making
• Mainframe technologies: COBOL, IMS, DB2, CICS, JCL
• Mainframe modernization
• DevSecOps practices