Principal Software Engineer – Platform & Architecture
Life Science Connect
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
Tech Stack
CloudJavaScriptNext.jsReact
About the role
- Own the end-to-end technical architecture for our product platforms, including Next.js and React-based applications
- Make and defend key architectural decisions related to scalability, performance, security, and maintainability
- Design systems that support both internal intelligence platforms and customer-facing products
- Define and enforce engineering standards across the organization, including code quality, testing, security, and performance
- Mentor, coach, and empower a distributed team of full-time and elastic engineering resources
- Partner closely with Product, DevOps, Data, and Delivery teams to translate business needs into durable technical solutions
- Own the full-stack development lifecycle for key platforms, from concept through launch and iteration
Requirements
- 7+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, including significant experience as a technical lead, architect, staff, or principal engineer
- Proven experience owning the architecture of complex, production-grade web platforms
- Expert-level proficiency with Next.js and React, and deep understanding of modern JavaScript and RESTful APIs
- Strong experience designing and operating cloud-based architectures
- Deep, hands-on experience architecting solutions that integrate with a headless CMS, specifically Optimizely
- Demonstrated ability to set and enforce engineering standards across teams
- Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction in a distributed environment
- Comfortable making high-impact technical decisions and being accountable for the outcomes
- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Strong judgment in balancing speed, quality, and long-term sustainability
Benefits
- Medical, vision, prescription, and dental coverage for you and your family
- 100% company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
- 100% company-paid life insurance
- 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%
- 15 vacation days and 6 personal days starting day one
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Next.jsReactJavaScriptRESTful APIscloud-based architecturesheadless CMSOptimizelysoftware engineeringtechnical architecturefull-stack development
Soft skills
mentoringcoachingempowermentcollaborationinfluencingjudgmentaccountabilitydecision-makingcommunicationleadership