Sr. Principal Software Engineer

The Sr Principal Software Engineer responsible for all stages of the software development lifecycle using a variety of technologies and tools to build impactful software solutions. The scope of this job includes building and optimizing comprehensive solutions that prioritize end-user efficiency and experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture and design of large-scale, mission-critical systems by ensuring systems are built to be scalable, fault-tolerant, and highly available and designing solutions that optimize for performance, cost, and future growth.
• Take full ownership of critical engineering initiatives and projects, guide them from inception to deployment, troubleshoot complex issues, and ensure operational excellence in production environments.
• Work closely with senior leaders across solutions and design teams to align engineering work with WellSky goals, influence solution roadmaps by defining technical priorities, and ensure alignment between technical decisions and business needs.
• Act as a technical advisor to engineering leaders to influence best practices, design principles, and engineering culture.
• Research, experiment with, and introduce new technologies, methodologies, and engineering practices by staying at the forefront of industry trends and advocating for the adoption of new tools, AI capabilities, and other technologies that drive innovation and improve system performance.
• Champion high standards for software quality automation testing and ensure that systems meet rigorous security requirements, including secure coding practices and vulnerability mitigation.
• Leverage AI tools and platforms as an integral part of daily responsibilities to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows, and drive data-informed outcomes.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:   

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent
• 15-18 years of experience building cloud SaaS applications using .NET, Python, JavaScript and related frameworks  
• Proven experience leading cross-team technical initiatives in complex environments.  
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure (preferably GCP)  
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design.  
• Experience leading across the software development lifecycle, including deep knowledge of best practices surrounding Git and GitHub, pull requests and code reviews, continuous integration and delivery, and post-deployment monitoring and analysis  
• Excellent written and communication skills with experience doing presentations to various audience types 
• Self-starter and collaborate with other teams (inside and outside of development)  
• Enthusiasm for learning, collaboration and mentorship  

Preferred Qualifications:      

• Healthcare industry experience 
• Experience building SaaS applications using domain-driven, event-driven and microservices architectures  
• Experience working in matrixed organizations and navigating cross-functional priorities  
• Working with remote teams 

Job Expectations:

• Willing to work additional or irregular hours as needed
• Must work in accordance with applicable security policies and procedures to safeguard company and client information
• Must be able to sit and view a computer screen for extended periods of time

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Applicants for U.S.-based positions with WellSky must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Certain client-facing positions may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunizations and occupational health mandates.

Here are some of the exciting benefits full-time teammates are eligible to receive at WellSky:

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Mental health benefits through TelaDoc
• Prescription drug coverage
• Generous paid time off, plus 13 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• 100% vested 401(K) retirement plans
• Educational assistance up to $2500 per year