Hybrid Principal Engineer

at PatientFi

• Job title: Principal Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Docker, EC2, JavaScript, Kubernetes, Microservices, MongoDB, Node.js, NoSQL, React
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Irvine, United States

About the role

• Principal Engineer leading software development for PatientFi, a healthcare financing tech company. Focused on software lifecycle, mentoring, and technical strategy in a remote or hybrid setting.

Responsibilities

• Define and champion the architectural vision and technical roadmap for our applications, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a near-shore development team, fostering a culture of best practices, code quality, and continuous improvement.
• Actively contribute to the codebase with hands-on development in Node.js and React, setting a high standard for code quality and implementation.
• Architect, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub or Bitbucket to automate deployments and streamline the development workflow.
• Transition our existing applications from AWS EC2 to a Kubernetes environment, leveraging services like AWS EKS to enhance scalability and manageability.
• Implement comprehensive monitoring and logging solutions to proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across the MongoDB Atlas, Node.js, and AWS infrastructure.
• Collaborate with the team to optimize MongoDB Atlas queries and schema design to support high-performance and data-intensive applications.
• Enforce robust security practices throughout the development lifecycle and infrastructure, including container security and access management on AWS.
• Work with Project Managers to create plans of action for creating new software
• Troubleshoot and debug issues as needed to provide effective resolutions.
• Oversee software rollouts and updates to ensure smooth implementation.

Requirements

• A minimum of 8-10 years of professional experience in software development, with a significant portion in a lead or principal engineering role.
• College degree or equivalent experience in a computer science related field
• Deep expertise in the Node.js ecosystem, including Express.js, and strong proficiency with modern React for building robust front-end applications.
• Proven experience designing, optimizing, and managing NoSQL databases, specifically with MongoDB Atlas, including schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS services, including EC2, NLB, and an understanding of networking and security best practices within the AWS ecosystem.
• Direct experience with Docker and a solid understanding of container orchestration, with prior experience in Kubernetes and AWS EKS being a significant plus.
• Demonstrated history of building and managing automated CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions or Bitbucket Pipelines to streamline the software delivery process.
• Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams, preferably in a remote or distributed setting, with a focus on fostering collaboration and a high-quality coding standard.
• A strong track record of designing and implementing scalable, secure, and performant microservices or service-oriented architectures.
• Strong oral communication skills to train, coach and collaborate with other staff.
• Organization and delegation skills to break large projects down into milestones and assign tasks best suited to team members.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision premiums covered at 80% for employees and dependents
• AD&D policy provided at no cost to employees