Principal Software Engineer

CodaMetrix is revolutionizing Revenue Cycle Management with its AI-powered autonomous coding solution—a multi-specialty AI platform that translates clinical information into accurate sets of medical codes. Our autonomous coding drives efficiency under fee-for-service and value-based care models, supporting improved patient care. We are passionate about getting physicians and healthcare providers away from the keyboard and back to clinical care.

Overview

The Principal Software Engineer is a key member of the engineering team, reporting to the Director of Engineering. This team is responsible for the technical implementation of our award-winning products, with a focus on developing adaptable, robust, and secure solutions that delight users.

This role is responsible for leading the design, development, debugging, and testing of our code to support software products. The Principal Software Engineer ensures technical quality, acts as a bridge between engineering and other departments, and plays a crucial role in shaping product development.

ResponsibilitiesComplexity of Work

• Design and implement advanced systems and architectures.
• Solve complex problems related to scalability, performance, and security.
• Focus on high-impact technical challenges within the project or team.

Scope of Influence

• Influence extends across teams and projects.
• Guide technical decisions within the domain.
• Align technical solutions with business goals by collaborating with product managers and stakeholders.
• Shape project outcomes and organizational technology practices.

Leadership

• Lead projects, set technical direction, and guide engineering teams through complex challenges.
• Mentor team members and drive best practices.
• Influence extends beyond the immediate team, impacting cross-team initiatives.

Domain & Impact

• Manage major systems or components and make key architectural decisions.
• Drive project success, lead initiatives, and mentor team members.
• Contribute to cross-team efforts and influence technical standards.

Communication & Collaboration

• Clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Lead technical discussions and facilitate collaboration across teams.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to ensure project alignment.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive improvements at the team and engineering level.
• Identify and implement optimizations, enhance processes, and set higher quality standards.
• Mentor others and shape broader technical and process strategies.

Quality Assurance

• Maintain and improve quality standards within the team and beyond.
• Ensure codebase reliability, efficiency, and maintainability.
• Lead code reviews, enforce rigorous testing, and address technical debt.
• Promote best practices and guide the team toward high-quality standards.

Decision-Making

• Make key architectural and technology decisions within projects or technical domains.
• Define implementation strategies for the team’s work.
• Drive high-quality outcomes and efficient development processes.

Requirements

• 10+ years of architecture and development experience using multiple programming languages, frameworks, and tools.
• Strong ability to design and implement complex systems and architectures.
• BS in a related field (Advanced degrees or professional certifications are a plus).
• Extensive experience in analysis, development, and automated testing in Java and web technologies in a CI/CD environment.
• Expertise in JEE technologies, including Spring Boot, Hibernate, and core Java packages.
• Hands-on experience with microservice development, testing, and delivery.
• Strong background in relational database modeling.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to interact with both management and peers.
• Proven experience mentoring and coaching engineers, setting technical direction, and guiding teams through complex challenges.
• Strong decision-making ability within specific projects and technical domains.

The estimated hiring range for this role is $162,000 - $198,000 (plus applicable bonus/plus equity). This hiring range could vary by region based upon local market data. Final salary is ultimately decided upon taking into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to: skills and experience, licensure and certifications, education, specific location and dynamic market data.