Principal Software Engineer

Stanford Health Care

. Provide strategic direction on mid to long term technology development inline with SHC's enterprise goals on Performance, Privacy, Security, Availability, Maintainability and User Experience .

Posted 5/24/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $94 - $125 per hourWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularBootstrapJavaScriptjQuerySCSS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic direction on mid to long term technology development inline with SHC's enterprise goals on Performance, Privacy, Security, Availability, Maintainability and User Experience
Collaborate with business partners, vendors and developers in defining strategic and tactical solutions
Identify opportunities to improve IT service quality through automation and reduction of process defects
Implement inhouse proof of concept, facilitate technical vendor evaluations and documentation
Share knowledge with technical team and senior management of emerging technology and trends, their implications, challenges and opportunities
Partner with MyHealth, SHC Mobile, UX Design and Internal Web teams
Hands on technical role; contributes and helps set standards for all phases of the software development lifecycle, including analysis, design, implementation, automation and QA
Develops functional prototypes from wireframes and mockups, and create proper documentation
Develops websites, performs unit testing, implementation, and production application support
Participates in troubleshooting problems related to user interaction, webpage performance & mobile web optimization
Collaborates with business, functional, technology system and operational owners engineers to refine and improve the user experience
Follows industry trends with regard to front-end technologies and techniques

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Web Design or a directly-related field from an accredited college or university
10+ years of directly related experience
Expert Knowledge in relevant technology stack
Knowledge of front end optimization and performance techniques
Knowledge and practiced application of industry best practices in rich web
Knowledge of user behavior and interaction design patterns
Knowledge of algorithms, data structure, web technologies, protocols, and cross-browser compatibility issues
Knowledge of architecting or building front end components and/or libraries
Ability to develop web sites for multiple contexts (mobile, tablet, desktop, etc.) and multiple locales
Ability to build and ship production-quality software to a large consumer audience, specifically user-centric design and development
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment
Ability to demonstrate strong programming knowledge
Ability to accurately communicate complex technical abstractions
Ability to influence peers and/or management and a champion of best practices that will encourage and drive adoption
Expert knowledge of front end browser technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/ECMAScript
Knowledge of Semantic Markup, AJAX, JSON, and JS libraries (jQuery, YUI, etc)
Strong Experience with UI libraries and Front End tools (jQuery, Bootstrap, AngularJS, LessCSS, SASS)
Advanced knowledge of HCI, usability, interaction design patterns
Proven ability to develop web sites for multiple target devices (mobile, tablet, desktop, etc.)
Proven ability to build and ship production-quality software to a large consumer audience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience
Equal Opportunity Employer

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Hard Skills & Tools

HTML5CSS3JavaScriptAJAXJSONjQueryBootstrapAngularJSLessCSSSASS

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationinfluenceproblem-solvingadaptabilityleadershipuser-centric designtechnical documentationteamworkstrategic thinking

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Information TechnologyBachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Software EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Web Design