Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer

Office Location or Remote - USA

GHX is seeking a Principal Software Engineer with deep technical expertise and a proven track record of defining architecture, guiding multiple teams, and delivering scalable, high-quality software systems. This role reports to the Director of Engineering and plays a critical leadership role in shaping the technical strategy and architecture across product lines, driving innovation, and enabling the development of both existing and next-generation platforms.

The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on expertise in Java ecosystems, working knowledge of.NET technologies, and a technology-agnostic full-stack mindset. This individual will be experienced in cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, CI/CD, and modern AI-assisted engineering practices, with a passion for leading by example through active contribution to design and development, delivering end-to-end, innovative, high-quality solutions.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Define and evolve scalable, secure, and maintainable system architectures across one or more product lines, ensuring alignment with long-term platform strategy and business objectives.
• Drive end-to-end architecture across the full technology stack (UI, APIs, data, infrastructure), establishing standards for consistency, interoperability, and scalability.
• Establish and govern engineering best practices for design, development, testing, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines to improve software quality and delivery velocity.
• Remain deeply hands-on by designing, building, and delivering complex system components, along with post-release support.
• Guide and influence multiple engineering teams on architecture, design patterns, and implementation approaches, ensuring alignment to enterprise standards.
• Make high-impact technical decisions including build vs. buy and platform selection, balancing trade-offs across performance, scalability, reliability, and cost.
• Design and drive adoption of cloud-native, microservices, and event-driven architectures for resilience and scale.
• Identify and mitigate cross-system dependencies, risks, and failure domains prior to large-scale releases.
• Champion AI-driven engineering practices including adoption of AI coding assistants and intelligent automation.
• Drive cross-functional alignment by partnering with Product, Design, Infrastructure, Security, Compliance, and Support teams to ensure cohesive architecture, seamless delivery, and adherence to operational and regulatory requirements.
• Analyze complex challenges and deliver broad-reaching, scalable solutions that improve system health.
• Define and monitor engineering metrics such as performance, reliability, and availability.
• Drive operational excellence through observability, monitoring, logging, and incident response frameworks.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Influence stakeholders and drive alignment across teams to reduce complexity and enable effective decision-making.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with architectural leadership.
• BS in Computer Science or related field.
• Strong expertise in Java (Spring ecosystem) and working knowledge of .NET.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and API design.
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and automation.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies such as Angular or React.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Exposure to AI/ML or AI-assisted software development tools preferred.
• Experience delivering large-scale, complex systems in Agile environments.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

Key Differentiators

• Background in invoicing, payments, healthcare, finance, supply chain, or similar domains.
• Experience working in global or distributed engineering environments supporting large-scale systems.
• Exposure to regulated domains and compliance standards such as SOC I/II, HIPAA, or GDPR.
• Ability to produce clear, structured, and technically accurate documentation.
• Ability to understand and explain the upstream / downstream systems and organizational impacts.
• Proven ability to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills, leading by example.
• Demonstrates emotional maturity and a positive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong analytical, prioritization, organizational, and time management skills.
• Lead by example by actively contributing to design and development, producing end-to-end, innovative, high-quality solutions.

Estimated Salary Range for this position: $150,000 to $214,000 plus bonus

The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of GHX's salary range for this position. The base salary is one component of GHX's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards and benefits include: health, vision, and dental insurance, accident and life insurance, 401k matching, paid-time off, and education reimbursement, to name a few.