Principal Software Engineer

HHAeXchange is the leading technology platform for home and community-based care, and they are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design and implement advanced healthcare solutions. This role involves leading the engineering team, ensuring high-quality software development, and mentoring junior engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Hands-on Development: Contribute directly to the development of key platform features and components as an individual contributor, ensuring alignment with overall project goals
• Leadership in Design: Lead the end-to-end design and development of advanced healthcare software systems, ensuring they are scalable, reliable, secure, and high-performing
• Architect Healthcare Solutions: Design and implement solutions for healthcare transaction processing that comply with industry standards, including EDI, HL7, and FHIR
• Team Enablement and Prioritization: Clearly communicate priorities and expectations to the team, ensuring they have the support and resources to complete their work effectively
• Quality Ownership: Take full ownership of the quality of all team-delivered features, ensuring they meet both functional and non-functional requirements with well-thought-out designs
• Drive Architectural Innovation: Identify gaps or areas for improvement in existing patterns. Promote a culture of experimentation and innovation by encouraging the exploration of new technologies, tools, and methodologies that can drive competitive advantages
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary technical liaison for executive stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment between engineering and business strategies
• Risk Management: Identify potential technical risks early in the development lifecycle and implement strategies to mitigate them, ensuring that projects remain on track and within scope
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product Managers, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to define project scope, assess feasibility, and translate business needs into robust technical solutions
• Technical Mentorship: Act as a senior technical resource, providing guidance, mentorship, and leadership to engineering teams, cultivating a culture of innovation, accountability, and excellence
• Stay Ahead of Industry Trends: Continuously monitor emerging healthcare technologies and trends, recommending cutting-edge solutions to maintain a competitive edge
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or HHAeXchange leader

Requirements:

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar field, or a related field, or equivalent significant industry experience
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering within a software product company, with a focus on developing scalable, high-performance systems
• Extensive experience architecting, building and delivering complex, high-performance SaaS solutions deployed in cloud environments (AWS or similar) using microservices and serverless architectures
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in the healthcare industry, particularly in developing products for healthcare transactions. Must have strong experience with healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR and HL7
• Solid understanding of database systems, both relational (SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL
• Proven leadership skills with experience mentoring and guiding engineering teams, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration
• Experience with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of delivering innovative, practical solutions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Willingness to explore and adopt AI tools responsibly to enhance productivity and innovation in your role
• Experience with Mirth Connect used in healthcare interoperability
• Proficient in modern programming languages such as Java, C#, and Python (preferred)