Principal Software Architect - Health Tech Platform

Essen Medical Associates; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Essen Medical Associates is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead the technical direction and architecture of our core systems. This hands-on leadership role involves designing foundational systems, ensuring reliability and scalability, and mentoring the engineering team to raise code quality standards.

The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience in software engineering, particularly in building large-scale systems. The position offers a hybrid approach with on-site presence in the Bronx, alongside healthcare professionals.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with principal-level impact in at least one prior role.
• Designed and operated large-scale distributed systems in production.
• Strong backend engineering background; comfortable working across the full stack.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction and own the architecture of core systems.
• Design and evolve foundational systems (APIs, data flows, infrastructure patterns).
• Mentor engineers and raise the bar on code quality.

Skills

7+ years of professional software engineering experience

Designed and operated large-scale distributed systems

Strong backend engineering background

Excellent architectural judgment

Experience working in healthcare

Comfortable owning systems end-to-end

Tools

Python (FastAPI)

React/TypeScript

MSSQL

Redis

Azure

Terraform

Job description

Essen Medical Associates is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead the technical direction and architecture of our core systems. This hands-on leadership role involves designing foundational systems, ensuring reliability and scalability, and mentoring the engineering team to raise code quality standards.

The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience in software engineering, particularly in building large-scale systems. The position offers a hybrid approach with on-site presence in the Bronx, alongside healthcare professionals.