Principal Software Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Bangor (ME); On-site; USD 130,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Cedars-Sinai in Bangor, ME is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead scalable cloud-based systems and guide senior initiatives. The role offers autonomy and a compensation range of $130,000 to $183,000, reflecting the level of responsibility and market demand for senior engineers in Maine.

You will own REST APIs, mentor teams, and collaborate with product and design while leveraging PHP, Angular, Flask, and Google Cloud.

Qualifications

• Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into clear recommendations.
• Linux fundamentals plus the PHP polish clients notice.
• Roughly 10+ years operating in a similar Principal Software Engineer position.
• Proven leadership experience guiding principal-level initiatives.
• Working familiarity with temporary schedules and team norms at Cedars-Sinai.
• 9+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks.
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Bangor, ME deadlines bring.

Responsibilities

• Ship the Google Cloud feedback-driven rewrite that pays down years of Cedars-Sinai technical debt.
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early.
• Prototype rough Google Cloud ideas fast, then decide which earn a place in Cedars-Sinai's stack.
• Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale.
• Apply PHP and Angular to solve fun-loving engineering challenges.
• Replace the brittle Angular hack with a Decision Making solution that survives Bangor scale.
• Document the Flask system so the next principal engineer onboards in days, not weeks.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to ship features end to end.

Skills

Leadership

REST API

Linux fundamentals

PHP

Angular

Tools

Flask

Google Cloud

REST API

Job description

Join our engineering team in Bangor and help us scale systems that handle traffic from across ME and beyond. Few Bangor employers pair $130,000 - $183,000 with this much technology autonomy, and fewer still ask only 8 years to earn it.

Key Responsibilities

• Ship the Google Cloud feedback-driven rewrite that pays down years of Cedars-Sinai technical debt
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early
• Prototype rough Google Cloud ideas fast, then decide which earn a place in Cedars-Sinai's stack
• Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale
• Apply PHP and Angular to solve fun-loving engineering challenges
• Replace the brittle Angular hack with a Decision Making solution that survives Bangor scale
• Document the Flask system so the next principal engineer onboards in days, not weeks
• Collaborate with product and design teams to ship features end to end

What You'll Bring

• Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into clear recommendations
• Linux fundamentals plus the PHP polish clients notice
• Roughly 10+ years operating in a similar Principal Software Engineer position
• Proven leadership experience guiding principal-level initiatives
• Working familiarity with temporary schedules and team norms at Cedars-Sinai
• 9+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Bangor, ME deadlines bring

Cedars-Sinai has become the detail-loving name technology buyers across ME bring up when someone asks who actually knows REST API. Nobody at Cedars-Sinai will hover over your shoulder; we hand you the keys and trust you to drive.

You bring the REST API; we bring $130,000 - $183,000, a mentor, a benefits package, and the freedom to grow on your terms in Bangor.

Hot off the queue today, Cedars-Sinai wants to hear from you this week.

Bring 9 of grit or a fresh perspective; either way, this Principal Software Engineer role wants you.