As a Principal Engineer, you will be a key technical leader driving innovation and excellence across our entire technology stack. Your role will encompass architecting, designing, and spearheading the development of next-generation systems that push the boundaries of our current capabilities. You will be instrumental in solving complex, large-scale problems and setting the technical direction for critical projects that impact the entire organization.

We are flexible with respect to geographic location, and the ideal candidate will be comfortable working remotely/work from home within the U.S. or from our headquarters office in Bethesda, MD.

Primary Duties:

• Architect complex systems and make critical technical decisions.
• Solve challenging technical problems with innovative solutions.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence across teams.
• Align technical strategies with business goals through cross-functional collaboration.
• Contribute to technical roadmaps and strategic planning.
• Evaluate new technologies and lead innovation initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/BTech (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field required
• 10+ years of production-level experience as an engineer building highly scalable systems
• 6+ years of experience acting as a trusted technical decision-maker in a team setting, solving for short-term and long-term business value
• 4+ years of experience working with SQL or other database querying languages on large multi-table data sets
• Experience architecting, developing, and deploying large-scale distributed systems at scale
• Experience with cloud technologies, e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP
• Experience building continuous integration and continuous development (CI/CD) pipelines
• Strong familiarity with server-side web technologies (eg: Java, Python, Scala, C#, C++, Go)

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities:

• 10+ years experience as an engineer/architect building full-stack web applications as part of a cross-functional team.
• 8+ years of experience working with with CSS/HTML/Javascript and modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, VueJs/Ember).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build, and deploy end-to-end solutions encompassing both client-side and server-side components. 
• Have experience building intricate UI frameworks and applications. 
• Comprehend the business goals behind the code. 
• Lead projects with a high degree of technical uncertainty. 
• Provide constructive feedback. 
• Stay current on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in software development.
• Advocate for process enhancements and adopt new tools and technologies to boost productivity and efficiency. 
• Review code contributions from junior developers and provide constructive feedback to promote code quality and uphold coding standards.
• Serve as a mentor and share your knowledge and expertise with team members to encourage their growth.
• Lead others by example, mentoring, teaching, and/or participating in hiring activities. 
• Create and maintain technical documentation for developed software, APIs, and processes to ensure comprehensive understanding and knowledge transfer.

Who We Are:

Aledade, a public benefit corporation, exists to empower the most transformational part of our health care landscape - independent primary care. We were founded in 2014, and since then, we've become the largest network of independent primary care in the country - helping practices, health centers and clinics deliver better care to their patients and thrive in value-based care. Additionally, by creating value-based contracts across a wide variety of payers, we aim to flip the script on the traditional fee-for-service model. Our work strengthens continuity of care, aligns incentives, and ensures primary care physicians are paid for what they do best - keeping patients healthy. If you want to help create a health care system that is good for patients, good for practices and good for society - and if you're eager to join a collaborative, inclusive and remote-first culture - you've come to the right place.

What Does This Mean for You?

At Aledade, you will be part of a creative culture that is driven by a passion for tackling complex issues with respect, open-mindedness and a desire to learn. You will collaborate with team members who bring a wide range of experiences, interests, backgrounds, beliefs and achievements to their work - and who are all united by a shared passion for public health and a commitment to the Aledade mission.

In addition to time off to support work-life balance and enjoyment, we offer the following comprehensive benefits package designed for the overall well-being of our team members:

Flexible work schedules and the ability to work remotely are available for many roles

Health, dental and vision insurance paid up to 80% for employees, dependents, and domestic partners Robust time off plan 21 days of PTO in your first year 2 Paid Volunteer Days & 11 paid holidays

12 weeks paid Parental Leave for all new parents

6 weeks paid sabbatical after 6 years of service

Educational Assistant Program & Clinical Employee Reimbursement Program

401(K) with up to 4% match

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And much more!

At Aledade, we don't just accept differences, we celebrate them!   We strive to attract, develop, and retain highly qualified individuals representing the diverse communities where we live and work. Aledade is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Employment policies and decisions at Aledade are based on merit, qualifications, performance, and business needs. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity or expression, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.

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