Principal Software Engineer

HHAeXchange

Principal Software Engineer leading the design and development of HHAeXchange's healthcare web application platform with a focus on scalability and security.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $165,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularASP.NETAWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerJavaScriptKubernetesMicroservices.NETNode.jsNoSQLPostgresPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Contribute as a senior individual contributor to the development and maintenance of critical enterprise web platform components, ensuring adherence to architectural standards, security best practices, and accessibility guidelines.
Lead the end-to-end design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise-scale web systems that are scalable, reliable, secure, high-performing, and compliant with healthcare and accessibility standards.
Define and drive technical priorities, standards, and expectations. Ensure teams have the guidance, tooling, and frameworks needed to deliver consistently secure and accessible solutions.
Own system-wide quality attributes, including performance, reliability, security, and accessibility. Establish design reviews, code reviews, and validation practices to meet both functional and non-functional requirements.
Identify architectural gaps and modernization opportunities. Introduce and govern new technologies, patterns, and practices that improve scalability, security posture, and accessibility compliance.
Act as a primary technical advisor to stakeholders, aligning engineering decisions with business strategy, risk management, security policies, and accessibility objectives.
Proactively identify technical and operational risks, define mitigation strategies, and guide teams through complex trade-offs to maintain system stability, compliance, and delivery timelines.
Partner with Product Managers, Product Owners, UX/UI teams, and other stakeholders to define scope, assess feasibility, and translate business requirements into robust, scalable, secure, and accessible technical solutions.
Serve as a senior technical authority, mentoring engineers, shaping architectural decisions, and raising the engineering bar across teams through influence and example.
Stay current with emerging technologies, healthcare standards, accessibility guidelines (WCAG, ADA), and security best practices. Recommend forward-looking solutions to maintain a strong competitive and compliance advantage.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent significant industry experience.
8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with deep expertise in full-stack enterprise web application development within a product-focused organization.
Proven experience architecting, building, and delivering large-scale, high-performance, and highly available SaaS platforms.
5+ years of experience in the healthcare domain, with strong understanding of healthcare systems, data privacy, and regulatory compliance requirements.
Strong hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS), including microservices, serverless architectures, and cloud-native design patterns.
Hands-on experience with modern web frameworks and platforms, including Angular, ASP.NET, and Node.js.
Proficiency in C#/.NET and Python, with a track record of building and operating high-volume, production-grade web services.
Solid understanding of data storage technologies, including relational databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL systems, with the ability to diagnose and resolve performance and scalability bottlenecks.
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Strong understanding of application security, identity and access management, and secure coding practices, with experience building compliant systems (HIPAA, OWASP).
Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG, ADA) and building inclusive, accessible web applications at enterprise scale.
AI-Driven Development: Utilize modern AI tools (e.g., CursorAI, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate development, refactoring, and documentation while maintaining code integrity.
Exposure to AI/ML-enabled solutions particularly within healthcare or patient-care workflows.
Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills across complex, distributed systems.
Experience working in Agile environments and driving DevOps practices, including CI/CD, observability, and operational excellence.
Proven technical leadership with a strong track record of mentoring engineers and influencing architectural decisions across teams.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of delivering pragmatic, scalable, and innovative solutions.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Curiosity and ownership mindset, with a passion for understanding complex codebases and continuously improving system design and quality.
Willingness to explore and adopt AI tools responsibly to enhance productivity and innovation in your role

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive health plans
Paid time-off
Company paid holidays
401K retirement program with a Company elected match
Other company sponsored programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

full-stack developmentC#/.NETPythonAngularASP.NETNode.jsAWSDockerKubernetesPostgreSQL

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringanalytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunication skillscuriosityownership mindsettroubleshootingcollaborationinfluence