Principal Data Systems Architect

RXinsider LTD.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Benefits

401(k) Match

Equity

Unlimited PTO

Lunch stipend

Wellness stipend

Commuter benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

Plenful is actively seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead data architecture for our AI-driven workflow platform. You will design durable data models, manage system state across distributed infrastructure, and enable other teams to build on a reliable, scalable foundation.

The role emphasizes reliability, observability, and governance in a regulated healthcare-leaning environment. You’ll collaborate across AWS-based services, Postgres data stores, and Python backend components, while

Qualifications

• 12+ years owning data architecture in large-scale systems.
• Deep relational DB and distributed systems expertise.
• Experience evolving schemas in regulated domains.
• Strong judgment on normalization vs denormalization and performance.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve core data models for workflows and state.
• Architect scalable data systems across distributed infra.
• Ensure traceability, auditing, and data integrity.
• Set engineering standards for schema and data quality.

Skills

Data architecture

Relational databases

Distributed systems

Python backend

Observability & monitoring

System design

Data governance

Regulated domains

Incident response

AWS

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

Airflow

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Plenful is actively seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead data architecture for our AI-driven workflow platform. You will design durable data models, manage system state across distributed infrastructure, and enable other teams to build on a reliable, scalable foundation.

The role emphasizes reliability, observability, and governance in a regulated healthcare-leaning environment. You’ll collaborate across AWS-based services, Postgres data stores, and Python backend components, while