Principal Software Engineer

HHAeXchange is a technology platform for home and community-based care that connects patients, personal care providers, managed care organizations, and states. The Principal Software Engineer will lead the design, development, and evolution of customer-facing healthcare analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence applications, and data platforms while providing technical strategy, oversight, mentorship, and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute directly to the development of key platform features and components as an individual contributor, ensuring alignment with overall project goals
• Lead the end-to-end design and development of advanced healthcare analytics products, ensuring they are insightful, intuitive, scalable, reliable, secure, and high-performing
• Architect and implement modern analytics, ML and AI applications that support mission-critical business decision-making, workflows and customer experiences
• Clearly communicate priorities and expectations to the team, ensuring they have the support and resources to complete their work effectively
• Take full ownership of the quality of all team-delivered features, ensuring they meet both functional and non-functional requirements with well-thought-out designs
• Identify gaps or areas for improvement in existing patterns. Promote a culture of experimentation and innovation by encouraging the exploration of new technologies, tools, and methodologies that can drive competitive advantages
• Act as the primary technical liaison for executive stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment between engineering and business strategies
• Identify potential technical risks early in the development lifecycle and implement strategies to mitigate them, ensuring that projects remain on track and within scope
• Partner with Product Managers, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to define project scope, assess feasibility, and translate business needs into robust technical solutions
• Act as a senior technical resource, providing guidance, mentorship, and leadership to engineering teams, cultivating a culture of innovation, accountability, and excellence
• Continuously monitor emerging healthcare technologies and trends, recommending cutting-edge solutions to maintain a competitive edge
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or HHAeXchange leader
• Travel up to 10%, including overnight travel

Requirements:

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or similar field, or a related field, or equivalent significant industry experience
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering and/or data engineering within a software product company, with a focus on developing insightful, scalable, high-performance analytics applications and systems
• Extensive experience architecting, building and delivering complex, high-performance SaaS solutions deployed in cloud environments (AWS or similar) using microservices and serverless architectures
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in the healthcare industry, particularly in developing products for healthcare analytics products
• 5+ years of experience architecting and delivering applications with significant responsibility across both frontend, backend and data platform development
• Proficient in modern programming languages such as Java, C#, and Python (preferred), with experience in building and maintaining high volume production-grade solutions
• Solid understanding of database systems and data warehouses: relational (SQL Server, PostgreSQL), NoSQL, Snowflake and Redshift
• Proven expertise in modern frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue.js, or similar technologies
• Hands-on experience with data analytics, AI/ML integrations, generative AI, LLMs, agentic workflows, and AI-assisted software development tools
• Proven leadership skills with experience mentoring and guiding engineering teams, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration
• Experience with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of delivering innovative, practical solutions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders