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Principal Software Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Mon, Oct 12, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

To drive the development of a clinical decision support and API-driven data delivery platform, the full-time Principal Software Engineer will design, build, and operate systems that enhance clinician workflows by integrating timely clinical insights through CDS Hooks and real-time APIs in a remote setting.

Key responsibilities
  • Lead the design and implementation of the CDS Hooks platform and associated API contracts, ensuring compliance with healthcare standards
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with EMR systems and other teams to integrate CDS Hooks and maintain public-facing REST APIs for clinical data delivery
  • Establish reliability metrics and SLAs for API performance, ensuring consistent quality and compliance with healthcare regulations
Required qualifications
  • 8+ years of experience in designing and operating API platforms or service-oriented systems at scale
  • 3+ years of experience with healthcare data integrations and interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7, etc.)
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with CDS Hooks or similar clinical decision support APIs
  • Strong proficiency in modern backend programming languages (Python, Java, Go, etc.) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)
  • Proven ability to partner effectively across engineering, product, and clinical operations teams

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