Principal Engineer

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Bangalore, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, IND
In-Office
Entry level
Healthtech • Information Technology
The Role
Leads full-stack architecture, hands-on development, modernization, scalability, security, and technical strategy. Stabilizes underperforming products, reduces technical debt, optimizes databases and APIs, guides microservices migrations, and improves testing and deployments. Mentors senior engineers, partners with product and executive leadership, and drives secure adoption of AI-assisted development tools across engineering teams.
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Overview

The Principal Full Stack Engineer is a technology leader responsible for end-to-end design, backend/frontend integration, and system scalability. This role requires deep expertise in C#/.NET, Angular, SQL, and AWS platform. In addition to defining technical strategy, the role demands strong problem-solving skills to turn around underperforming products and modernize legacy systems. 

Duties & Responsibilities
  • Full Stack Architecture & Technical Leadership
    • Own and drive the full-stack design for scalable and secure software solutions. 
    • Enforce best practices in Java OR C#/.NET, Angular, SQL Server, and microservices architecture
    • Define and evangelize coding standards 
    • Lead the adoption of modern backend and frontend technologies to improve performance and maintainability. 
  • Turning Around Troubled Products & Technical Debt Reduction
    • Assess and stabilize struggling products by identifying performance bottlenecks and inefficiencies. 
    • Implement refactoring strategies for monolithic applications, migrating to microservices where needed
    • Optimize database performance, indexing, and query tuning to ensure scalability. 
    • Improve API reliability, reduce latency, and optimize system integrations
  • Hands-on Development & Engineering Excellence
    • Lead by example with hands-on coding, design reviews, and performance tuning
    • Ensure robust unit testing, integration testing, and automated deployments
    • Champion security best practices across the stack, ensuring compliance with industry standards. 
    • Work closely with frontend, DevOps, and data teams to create a cohesive development environment. 
  • Mentorship & Technical Influence
    • Mentor and coach senior engineers across backend and full-stack domains
    • Partner with product leadership to ensure alignment between technical strategy and business objectives
    • Influence technical direction across teams, fostering a culture of innovation and high standards

  • AI-Driven Development & Tooling
    • Lead the adoption and effective usage of AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q Developer, Sourcegraph Cody) to accelerate engineering productivity. 
    • Evaluate, pilot, and roll out AI tools and platforms across development teams, integrating them into day-to-day workflows and CI/CD pipelines. 
    • Define and implement guidance and best practices for using generative AI in secure, compliant, and performance-conscious ways. 
    • Collaborate with engineering leaders and platform teams to measure impact, gather feedback, and continuously improve AI adoption strategy. 
    • Stay current with the evolving AI landscape and assess the applicability of new tools to improve developer experience, code quality, and delivery velocity. 

    Skills Required
    • Backend: Expert in C#/.NET Core, ASP.NET, RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
    • Frontend: Strong experience with Angular, TypeScript, and state management (NgRx or similar)
    • Database: Deep knowledge of SQL Server, query optimization, indexing, and database performance tuning
    • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps best practices
    • Strong understanding of system security, authentication (OAuth, JWT), and scalability principles
    • Experience driving AI-assisted engineering transformation, with hands-on use and rollout of tools like Copilot, Amazon Q, or similar platforms 

    Soft Skills & Leadership: 

    • Proven ability to turn around struggling products and reduce technical debt
    • Strong architectural vision and ability to influence engineering direction across multiple teams. 
    • Excellent mentorship skills, with a track record of developing senior engineers into technical leaders. 
    • Ability to communicate technical strategies to both engineering teams and executive leadership

    Skills Required

    • Expertise in C#/.NET Core, ASP.NET, RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms
    • Strong experience with Angular and TypeScript
    • Experience with state management such as NgRx
    • Deep knowledge of SQL Server, query optimization, indexing, and database performance tuning
    • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
    • Understanding of system security, OAuth, JWT, and scalability principles
    • Hands-on experience driving AI-assisted engineering transformation using tools such as GitHub Copilot or Amazon Q
    • Ability to turn around struggling products and reduce technical debt
    • Architectural leadership and ability to influence engineering direction across teams
    • Mentorship experience developing senior engineers into technical leaders
    • Ability to communicate technical strategies to engineering teams and executive leadership
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    The Company
    HQ: Houston, TX
    1,517 Employees

    What We Do

    Better operations. Better outcomes. As the leader in healthcare operations solutions, anchored in governance, risk management, and compliance, symplr enables enterprise customers to efficiently navigate the unique complexities of integrating critical business operations in healthcare. Our healthcare-specific software solutions and professional services provide value far beyond single, siloed solutions and enhance customers’ ability to achieve truly connected, integrated, enterprise-wide operational efficiencies. For over 30 years, healthcare organizations have trusted our expertise and depended on our provider data management, workforce and talent management, contract management, spend management, access management, and compliance, quality, safety solutions to help drive better operations for better outcomes.

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