Principal Software Engineer, Backend Systems

Remote (United States)

About the Role

This opportunity is for a Principal Software Engineer who will help shape technical strategy across an engineering organization while leading development on a core enterprise healthcare product. The role combines hands-on engineering, architecture, mentorship, cross-functional collaboration, and responsibility for building secure, reliable, compliant software.

You will work across web applications, backend services, data pipelines, integrations, and AI-assisted engineering workflows. This role requires strong technical judgment, clear communication, and the ability to translate complex product requirements into practical technical plans.

Status: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: Remote (United States)

Pay: $150,000 - $225,000 per year

What You’ll Do

• Drive technical alignment across engineering teams by establishing shared patterns, platform standards, and architectural guardrails
• Architect scalable and maintainable systems with strong attention to data integrity, security, and performance
• Own end-to-end development across web applications, backend services, data pipelines, and product integrations
• Use AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar tools across the development lifecycle
• Help define effective AI-assisted software development practices and team norms
• Evaluate and adopt emerging AI engineering tools as the development landscape evolves
• Set and uphold engineering standards for code reviews, testing, documentation, and CI/CD hygiene
• Mentor and coach engineers to raise overall technical quality
• Participate in architectural discussions and help teams make sound technical decisions
• Translate complex product requirements into clear technical plans with realistic estimates
• Collaborate with quality engineering teams to define test strategies and support high-quality releases in a regulated environment
• Partner with product, design, and customer-facing teams to deliver meaningful features and support
• Work with security and compliance partners to ensure architecture decisions account for HIPAA, SOC 2, and related regulatory obligations
• Design and maintain data pipelines that support clinical workflows, drug databases, and reporting needs

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Meaningful tenure in senior or lead engineering roles
• Demonstrated experience with AI-augmented software development lifecycle practices
• Hands-on experience using AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, or similar tools as part of daily development work
• Deep production-grade experience with TypeScript, Node.js, Python, and Django
• Proficiency with React for building and maintaining frontend features
• Expert-level MySQL skills, including schema design, query optimization, indexing strategies, and migrations
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design and service-oriented architecture
• Experience with cloud-native technologies in GCP, AWS, or similar environments
• Practical experience with data pipelines and workflow orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow or similar platforms
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical tradeoffs and architectural decisions clearly

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in secure or regulated environments such as HIPAA or SOC 2
• Background in pharmacy, healthcare, or health-tech is a plus
• Familiarity with healthcare data standards such as NDC codes, RxNorm, SNOMED, or ICD-10

Work Environment

• Remote role based in the United States
• AI-first engineering culture with access to modern AI development tools
• Cross-functional collaboration across engineering, quality, product, design, customer-facing, security, and compliance teams
• Work on enterprise healthcare products with strict compliance, quality, and security requirements