Principal Software Engineer

Imagine Pediatrics•United States (Remote), TX

2d•$200,000 - $220,000•Remote

About The Position

As Principal Software Engineer with Imagine Pediatrics, you will shape technical strategy across engineering, serving as a trusted technical advisor to engineering leadership. You will operate cross-team, explore early-stage ideas before they’re resourced, and enable teams to raise the bar on how we build our digital product suite for our clinical team and our members. You will report to a Director-level or above engineering leader. You will: Lead the solutioning, planning, and execution of long-term technical strategy, translating business and clinical goals into a technical vision for the organization Define architectural standards and drive long-term architectural strategy across the organization Act as a trusted technical advisor to engineering leadership and executives, shaping strategy and presenting recommendations to VPs and the CTO Explore early-stage ideas and proofs of concept to de-risk future initiatives before they are staffed or scoped Coach and support the design and development of complex systems and products used across teams, and mentor senior and staff+ engineers Drive tech-wide collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and craftsmanship practices, modeling strong inter-team collaboration across the organization Drive innovation in your technical domain and ensure the successful delivery of complex, cross-org projects with company-wide impact Championing AI adoption across engineering and products Advocate for engineers to leadership while aligning technical decisions with business priorities Participate in an on-call rotation, providing senior technical support for production incidents across systems Be an effective communicator, translating complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders, including clinical, product, and business leaders Partner cross-functionally with product, clinical, and business stakeholders to understand goals and translate them into technical architecture and requirements Have a data-driven, iterative approach to building products, and estimate technical scope and timelines for large, cross-team initiatives Produce technical solutions that satisfy business requirements with a focus on scalability, stability, efficiency, maintainability and extensibility, using modern & stable technologies Shape the organization's learning culture and long-term engineering process strategy, and demonstrate executive-level composure in high-stakes, ambiguous situations

Requirements

A visionary technologist with deep experience in systems, architecture, and design; a systems thinker who specializes in solving highly technical and complex problems
A track record of setting technical strategy and driving alignment across multiple engineering teams
Experience defining architectural standards and mentoring engineers
Deep understanding and experience with front end applications, APIs, and back-end services
Strong hands-on experience with React
Experience delivering mobile, digital products to the Apple and Google Play app store; experience developing in React Native is a plus
Strong understanding of all layers of a Web and Mobile solution
Experience using AI as a transformative technology
Experience hosting application services on AWS
Experience in healthcare or another highly regulated industry
Strong collaboration and coaching skills, with demonstrated success developing other engineers
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical ideas for non-technical audiences, including executive stakeholders
Comfort operating in ambiguity, exploring early-stage ideas without well-defined requirements
Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation
Experience working in a fast-paced, hypergrowth, collaborative environment

Nice To Haves

experience developing in React Native is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead the solutioning, planning, and execution of long-term technical strategy, translating business and clinical goals into a technical vision for the organization
Define architectural standards and drive long-term architectural strategy across the organization
Act as a trusted technical advisor to engineering leadership and executives, shaping strategy and presenting recommendations to VPs and the CTO
Explore early-stage ideas and proofs of concept to de-risk future initiatives before they are staffed or scoped
Coach and support the design and development of complex systems and products used across teams, and mentor senior and staff+ engineers
Drive tech-wide collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and craftsmanship practices, modeling strong inter-team collaboration across the organization
Drive innovation in your technical domain and ensure the successful delivery of complex, cross-org projects with company-wide impact
Championing AI adoption across engineering and products
Advocate for engineers to leadership while aligning technical decisions with business priorities
Participate in an on-call rotation, providing senior technical support for production incidents across systems
Be an effective communicator, translating complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders, including clinical, product, and business leaders
Partner cross-functionally with product, clinical, and business stakeholders to understand goals and translate them into technical architecture and requirements
Have a data-driven, iterative approach to building products, and estimate technical scope and timelines for large, cross-team initiatives
Produce technical solutions that satisfy business requirements with a focus on scalability, stability, efficiency, maintainability and extensibility, using modern & stable technologies
Shape the organization's learning culture and long-term engineering process strategy, and demonstrate executive-level composure in high-stakes, ambiguous situations

Benefits

Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance
Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA; Company-funded HSA
401(k) with 4% match, vested 100% from day one
Employer-paid short and long-term disability
Life insurance at 1x annual salary
20 days PTO + 10 Company Holidays & 2 Floating Holidays
Paid new parent leave
Additional benefits to be detailed in offer
annual bonus incentive
competitive company benefits package
eligibility to participate in an employee equity purchase program (as applicable)