Principal Engineer

The Blue Venture Fund; United States; Remote; USD 206,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthEdge in the United States is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead backend development in a remote-capable role. You will implement new product features per requirements while maintaining high standards, work in an agile team with other developers, PMs and QA, and design Java components.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in commercial software, strong OO skills, and hands-on Java/J2EE/XML/SOAP/SQL experience, plus familiarity with NoSQL, queues, performance tuning, Linux, and Oracle.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of commercial software development experience.
• BS or MS in Computer Science.

Responsibilities

• Implement new product features according to requirements with high professional standards.
• Work as a backend server engineer in an agile team with developers, PMs, and QA.
• Design and develop Java components for existing code and new services.
• Ensure thorough unit, system, and integration testing.
• Provide troubleshooting and support after deployment.
• Promote agile practices and contribute to product direction.

Skills

Java/J2EE

XML/SOAP

SQL

NoSQL

Message queues

Performance tuning

Linux

Unix scripting

Oracle

Application servers

Healthcare apps

Agile

CI/CD/DevOps

Communication

OOP

Education

BS/MS Computer Science

Tools

IntelliJ

JUnit

WebLogic

SOAP web services

Oracle DB

SQL tuning

Job description

Principal Engineer

Job Locations: US-Remote

Job ID: 2026-8136

Category: Engineering

Position Type: Full-Time

Overview

What you will do:

• Implement new product features according to specific requirements while adhering to the highest professional development standards.
• Work as a back-end server engineer in an agile development team alongside other developers, PMs and QA engineers and participate in all phases of the development process.
• Design & develop application components in Java to maintain existing code and to create new services.
• Solve interesting technology and usability challenges on a daily basis.
• Ensure applications receive thorough unit, system, and integration testing.
• Provide solution support and troubleshooting following deployment.
• Promote agile principles and methodology.
• Contribute to the future direction and vision of the product suite including new feature development and bug fixes.

What you bring:

• A minimum of 15 years' related experience in a commercial software development role
• BS/MS Computer Science
• Strong object-oriented programming skills
• Hands-on development experience using Java, J2EE, XML, SOAP and SQL
• Familiarity with message queues, event sourcing, NoSQL data stores
• Prior experience with performance optimization and troubleshooting of Java applications
• Linux and shell or other Unix scripting languages as well as with Oracle and relational databases, including experience with database installation, administration, and performance tuning
• Experience working with application servers
• Prior experience with healthcare applications is a plus
• Experience in the full software development lifecycle using an Agile development process
• Experience working CI, CD and DevOps practices
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication skills

Bonus Points:

• Experience with healthcare applications
• Experience with IntelliJ, JUnit or JunitPerf
• Experience working with WebLogic application server
• Experience working with SOAP web services
• Experience with database installation, administration, and performance tuning

Geographic Responsibility: Remote, US

Type of Employment: Full-time, permanent

FLSA Classification (USA Only): Exempt

Work Environment:

• The employee is occasionally required to move around the office. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Work across multiple time zones in a hybrid or remote work environment.
• Long periods of time sitting and/or standing in front of a computer using video technology.
• May require travel dependent on company needs.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the job being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. HealthEdge reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Candidates may be required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check.

HealthEdge is an equal opportunity employer.

We are committed to workforce diversity and actively encourage all qualified persons to seek employment with us, including, but not limited to, racial and ethnic minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities.

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The annual US base salary range for this position is $206,000 to $224,000. This salary range may cover multiple career levels at HealthEdge. Final compensation will be determined during the interview process and is based on a combination of factors including, but not limited to, your skills, experience, qualifications and education.