Principal Software Engineer
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Principal Software Engineer at Zócalo Health building a technology platform to support community-oriented primary care. Driving architectural vision and AI strategy within engineering.
Responsibilities:
- Drive the architectural vision for our platform, including the evolution of event-driven patterns, service boundaries, performance expectations, and long-term scalability.
- Lead AI strategy within engineering, including the adoption of AI-accelerated developer tooling, code generation, automated testing, and pipeline automation to improve delivery speed and quality.
- Own greenfield architectural decisions, including technology selection, service design, and infrastructure strategy, establishing the foundation the team will build on for years.
- Provide leadership across application, network, and infrastructure security, including secure coding practices, OWASP considerations, and integration of DAST, SCA, and SAST tooling.
- Work with product to refine MVP scope, introduce instrumentation where appropriate, and measure feature usage and return on investment.
- Drive team SDLC processes, including feature management, testing practices, pull request quality, CI/CD pipelines, security posture, performance benchmarks, usability, and developer experience tooling enhanced with AI.
- Lead and support the recruiting process for engineers, including helping build an evaluation process that incorporates AI readiness and modern engineering practices.
- Foster a culture of knowledge sharing, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience
- Extensive experience designing and building scalable, performant systems across web, mobile, and backend services.
- Deep expertise in cloud architecture, including application infrastructure, networking, observability, and deployment strategies.
- Strong understanding of large-scale architectural patterns, including event-driven systems, microservices, distributed systems, and performance optimization.
- Experience working in regulated healthcare environments, including familiarity with HIPAA compliance, PHI handling, and the technical constraints of EHR integrations or health plan data exchange.
- Strong knowledge of application, network, and infrastructure security, including OWASP, DAST, SCA, SAST, and secure coding practices.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives and influence product direction.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits:
- Equity compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision
- 401k
- Flexible PTO policy - take the time you need to recharge
- $1,000 home office stipend
- We provide the equipment needed for this role.
- Opportunity for rapid career progression with plenty of room for personal growth.
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