Principal Software Engineer

GHX

Principal Software Engineer at GHX responsible for scalable software architecture and leading engineering efforts. Focusing on high-quality software systems and driving innovation across product lines.

Posted 6/4/2026full-time🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $150,000 - $214,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularAWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaMicroservices.NETNoSQLReactSpring

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and evolve scalable, secure, and maintainable system architectures across one or more product lines, ensuring alignment with long-term platform strategy and business objectives.
Drive end-to-end architecture across the full technology stack (UI, APIs, data, infrastructure), establishing standards for consistency, interoperability, and scalability.
Establish and govern engineering best practices for design, development, testing, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines to improve software quality and delivery velocity.
Remain deeply hands-on by designing, building, and delivering complex system components, along with post-release support.
Guide and influence multiple engineering teams on architecture, design patterns, and implementation approaches, ensuring alignment to enterprise standards.
Make high-impact technical decisions including build vs. buy and platform selection, balancing trade-offs across performance, scalability, reliability, and cost.
Design and drive adoption of cloud-native, microservices, and event-driven architectures for resilience and scale.
Identify and mitigate cross-system dependencies, risks, and failure domains prior to large-scale releases.
Champion AI-driven engineering practices including adoption of AI coding assistants and intelligent automation.
Drive cross-functional alignment by partnering with Product, Design, Infrastructure, Security, Compliance, and Support teams to ensure cohesive architecture, seamless delivery, and adherence to operational and regulatory requirements.
Analyze complex challenges and deliver broad-reaching, scalable solutions that improve system health.
Define and monitor engineering metrics such as performance, reliability, and availability.
Drive operational excellence through observability, monitoring, logging, and incident response frameworks.
Mentor engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Influence stakeholders and drive alignment across teams to reduce complexity and enable effective decision-making.

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of software engineering experience with architectural leadership.
BS in Computer Science or related field.
Strong expertise in Java (Spring ecosystem) and working knowledge of .NET.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and API design.
Experience with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and automation.
Familiarity with front-end technologies such as Angular or React.
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
Exposure to AI/ML or AI-assisted software development tools preferred.
Experience delivering large-scale, complex systems in Agile environments.
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health, vision, and dental insurance
accident and life insurance
401k matching
paid-time off
education reimbursement

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaSpring.NETcloud platformsAWSAzureGCPdistributed systemsmicroservicesAPI design

Soft Skills

problem-solvinganalytical skillscommunication skillsmentoringinfluencing stakeholderscross-functional alignmenttechnical excellenceownershipcontinuous improvementcollaboration

Certifications

BS in Computer Science