Principal Software Engineer

About the company

Our client is a healthcare company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as the most senior hands-on engineer, shaping the technical direction of a consumer-facing software platform in a regulated space. The work combines writing production code, owning architecture across several product areas and partnering with executive leadership on priorities. It also involves guiding a distributed team and building out a compact in-house group.

What you'll do

- Write production code for the most demanding problems while owning architecture across several product areas.

- Work side by side with the chief executive to convert business priorities into practical technical plans.

- Decide on product direction independently, without needing detailed specification documents.

- Manage the handover of work from an external offshore group to an in-house team.

- Set coding standards, peer review habits and quality practices for the engineering function.

- Champion the use of AI tooling across the company to move the roadmap forward faster.

- Shape hiring and structure for a new, small in-country engineering group over the coming year.

What we're looking for

- 6+ years of software engineering experience.

- Production full-stack experience with TypeScript and AWS.

- Recent hands-on time in a startup as a senior or founding-level engineer; large-company experience is welcome alongside it.

- Track record as a Staff or Principal-level individual contributor who owns systems from design through delivery.

- Experience shipping software in regulated settings such as fintech or healthcare, including HIPAA compliance.

- Practical experience putting AI and LLM features into production.

- Experience directing remote or offshore engineers.

- Public code or side projects that show your craft.

- Strong product instincts and comfort making UX and feature choices on your own.

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 200,000 to 250,000 per year

- Equity

Location and work model

- New York, NY, United States

- Hybrid, 3 days per week in office

- Full-time