Senior Platform Architect & Tech Leader

ATEC Spine; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ATEC Spine is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to define the technical direction of our software platform and solve the company’s most complex engineering challenges. You will provide technical leadership across product areas, influence architecture, and mentor engineers to shape the long-term evolution of our software organization.

You will lead the design and delivery of scalable, reliable software while collaborating with cross-functional teams including clinical, quality, regulatory,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field is required.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering with demonstrated technical leadership.
• Proven experience designing, developing, and delivering large-scale, mission-critical, or regulated software products.
• Experience leading software architecture, system integration, and cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction without direct management responsibility.
• Expert knowledge of software architecture, system design, and modern software engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term software architecture and technical roadmap across multiple product releases.
• Lead the design, implementation, and delivery of complex software systems and critical technical initiatives.
• Serve as the technical authority for key platform technologies and provide guidance on architecture, algorithms, performance, scalability, and system integration.
• Solve the organization's most challenging technical problems through hands-on engineering, system design, and root cause analysis.
• Establish and promote software engineering best practices, including software architecture, design patterns, code quality, testing, automation, and CI/CD.
• Mentor and coach software engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Drive technical alignment across Software, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Test Engineering, Clinical, Quality, Regulatory, and Product Management.

Skills

Software engineering

Technical leadership

Architectural design

System integration

CI/CD practices

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Software Engineering

Master's degree or advanced technical degree

Job description

ATEC Spine is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to define the technical direction of our software platform and solve the company’s most complex engineering challenges. You will provide technical leadership across product areas, influence architecture, and mentor engineers to shape the long-term evolution of our software organization.

You will lead the design and delivery of scalable, reliable software while collaborating with cross-functional teams including clinical, quality, regulatory,