Principal Software Engineer

Iconstaff
  • Boston, Massachusetts
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    Principal Software Engineer


    Help expand access to high-quality behavioral health care for students and families. Our engineering team builds technology that drives clinical excellence and operational efficiency.

    We’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build scalable systems that support real-world mental health care delivery. This is an individual contributor role with strong cross-functional collaboration.


    What You’ll Do

    • Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure systems across front-end, back-end, and data layers
    • Develop infrastructure-as-code (CDK) to improve reliability and security
    • Partner with Product and Engineering to deliver features and technical solutions
    • Monitor, debug, and optimize system performance


    Systems & Integrations

    • Build data pipelines and integrations (EHRs, student systems, internal tools)
    • Improve workflow automation and operational efficiency
    • Ensure HIPAA-compliant architecture and data protections


    Collaboration & Leadership

    • Work closely with Product and Engineering leadership
    • Translate requirements into scalable solutions
    • Mentor junior engineers


    Success Metrics

    • Delivery of high-quality features
    • System reliability, security, and data integrity
    • Efficiency gains from automation
    • Successful system integrations
    • Internal stakeholder satisfaction


    Qualifications (Required)

    • 7+ years building data-intensive platforms
    • Strong system architecture, cloud, and API experience
    • Proficiency in JavaScript (TypeScript), SQL, React, Next.js
    • Experience with AWS (ECS, Lambda, CloudFormation, Cognito), MongoDB/DocumentDB
    • Familiarity with testing frameworks (e.g., Jest)
    • Strong communication skills


    Preferred

    • Healthcare/HIPAA experience
    • EdTech or school systems experience
    • React Native or mobile development
    • Startup or high-growth experience


    Who You Are

    Curious, proactive, and collaborative. You take ownership, navigate complexity, and build reliable systems that matter.


    Why Join

    • Mission-driven impact on student mental health
    • Collaborative engineering culture
    • Opportunity to shape core systems
    • Flexible remote/hybrid work

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationBoston, Massachusetts

    Skills

    • AWS Lambdaunmatched
    • Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
    • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
    • Automationunmatched
    • Behavioral Healthunmatched
    • Cloud Architectureunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Data Managementunmatched
    • Data Qualityunmatched
    • Debugging Skillsunmatched
    • HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)unmatched
    • Healthcareunmatched
    • Healthcare Qualityunmatched
    • Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
    • JavaScriptunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Medical Record Systemunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Mobile Applications Developmentunmatched
    • MongoDBunmatched
    • Operational Strategyunmatched
    • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
    • Product Engineeringunmatched
    • Psychiatry and Mental Healthunmatched
    • React Nativeunmatched
    • React.jsunmatched
    • Reliability Engineeringunmatched
    • Requirements Managementunmatched
    • SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
    • Scalable System Developmentunmatched
    • Software Designunmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • Startupunmatched
    • System Architectureunmatched
    • System Integration (SI)unmatched
    • Systems Reliabilityunmatched
    • Systems Scalabilityunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Technical Deliveryunmatched
    • User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)unmatched

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