Principal Software Engineer

MedAdvantage Group; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 128,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

MedAdvantage Group is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design, build, test, and deploy Unit Testing services that keep our business running in Grand Rapids, MI. The role emphasizes infrastructure as code, CI/CD excellence, and performance optimizations across the critical tech path.

You’ll lead the evolution of our Unit Testing capabilities, prioritize work, and ensure reliable deployments with a strong emphasis on code quality and scalable testing practices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering with CI/CD focus.
• Strong unit testing discipline and ability to optimize test coverage.

Responsibilities

• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production.
• Improve Unit Testing pipelines and prioritize tasks in the pipeline for future extension.

Skills

Unit Testing

GitLab CI

Prioritization

Independent work

Critical thinking

Tools

GitLab CI

Job description

As our new Principal Software Engineer, you will build, test, and deploy Unit Testing services that keep our business running. The promise is concrete — $128,000 - $191,000, temporary hours, 9 years honored, and a technology role at MedAdvantage Group that grows with you.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production
• Pair Prioritization and Unit Testing in a pipeline MedAdvantage Group can extend without your help later
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that MedAdvantage Group users feel every click
• Question the relentlessly curious Jenkins pattern everyone copied and propose something cleaner
• Watch Unit Testing error budgets and pump the brakes before Grand Rapids, MI burns through them

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years putting GitLab CI to work in a technology setting
• The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
• Principal fluency in Unit Testing, with Prioritization on your roadmap
• Working knowledge of GitLab CI alongside transferable Prioritization chops

MedAdvantage Group has spent 9 years turning technology headaches into routine wins for clients across Grand Rapids, MI. Inclusion isn't a poster on the Grand Rapids, MI wall; it's who gets pulled into the room and heard.

We frame the offer around growth: $128,000 - $191,000 today, mentorship now, benefits always, and the flexibility to live well in MI.

The posting clock reset today, so the Principal Software Engineer window is wide open.