Principal Engineer, New Products

This is an opportunity for a senior technical leader to shape the architecture and engineering vision of a new business line from the ground up. You will translate business goals into scalable technical solutions, guide system design, and drive the delivery of critical initiatives. Working closely with Product, Engineering, Operations, and business stakeholders, you will provide technical direction to an initial contractor team, with potential to support additional teams as the platform grows. The role combines strategic architectural leadership with hands-on engineering and daily use of AI coding agents. Success means building reliable, maintainable systems and scaling execution through smart processes, automation, and AI rather than simply increasing headcount.

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a Staff, Principal, or equivalent technical leadership role.

• Strong hands-on experience with C#/.NET, the primary technology stack, and cloud-native development, including building proofs of concept.

• Proven experience designing distributed systems, APIs, and large-scale third-party integrations, ideally in healthcare, veterinary technology, fintech, or SaaS environments.

• Strong architectural expertise, including event-driven design, data modeling, and the ability to make pragmatic tradeoffs between immediate business needs and long-term scalability.

• Ability to translate business requirements into clear system architectures and actionable delivery plans.

• Experience building a new product or system from scratch and guiding its technical evolution.

• Demonstrated ability to align multiple teams and stakeholders without formal authority, while leading small teams and contractors through clear standards and processes.

• Daily practical experience using AI coding agents such as Claude Code, with the ability to explain how these tools influence software design, development, and code review.

• Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with a hands-on, action-oriented approach to technical leadership.