Remote Principal Engineer - AI-Driven Architecture Leader

Ladders; EUA; Teletrabalho; USD 265 000 - 300 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Medical, dental, vision

HSA contributions

401(k) matching

Equity incentive plan

Annual bonus opportunity

Remote-first culture

Co-working space reimbursement

Flexible vacation

Summer Fridays

Home office stipend

Internet stipend

Learning and development stipend

Resumo da oferta

Ladders is seeking a Principal Engineer to shape architectural direction across the engineering organization in a healthcare technology environment. The role focuses on refactoring, domain ownership, and independent team delivery within a shared codebase, with strong technical judgment and hands-on leadership.

The ideal candidate has extensive software delivery experience, excels at cross-team alignment, and can guide architecture decisions while coding on critical paths.

Qualificações

• 12+ years of software delivery experience, including significant time at Staff level or above.
• Proven track record in setting architecture across multiple teams or an entire engineering organization, preferably in Ruby on Rails or similar stacks.
• Experience leading large-scale refactoring or decomposition of shared domain models, with insight into successes and challenges.
• Ability to make high-stakes technical decisions under ambiguity and align teams around them.
• Hands-on experience with AI coding tools and their impact on architecture and engineering practices.
• Strong written communication skills for driving alignment through design documents and decision records.
• Must reside in the U.S.

Responsabilidades

• Define architectural standards and target state for the division to support coherent system evolution.
• Drive large-scale refactoring for clear domain ownership and team independence within a shared codebase.
• Transform ambiguous, cross-team problems into clear directions and actionable plans.
• Lead technical discussions through Architecture Decision Documents and transparent decision-making.
• Set standards for AI-native engineering practices and raise code quality expectations.
• Prototype quickly and write production code on critical paths while favoring incremental rollouts.
• Lead technical discovery and feasibility assessments, balancing engineering investment with business impact.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Architectural direction

Cross-team collaboration

Written communication

Ferramentas

Ruby on Rails

AI coding tools

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Ladders is seeking a Principal Engineer to shape architectural direction across the engineering organization in a healthcare technology environment. The role focuses on refactoring, domain ownership, and independent team delivery within a shared codebase, with strong technical judgment and hands-on leadership.

The ideal candidate has extensive software delivery experience, excels at cross-team alignment, and can guide architecture decisions while coding on critical paths.