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Principal Engineer, loT & Device Messaging

RemoteRemoteFull TimePrincipal$140,000–$190,000 /yrPosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

  • loT
  • Device Messaging
  • NET
  • C#
  • Distributed Systems
  • Async programming
  • Performance tuning
  • Microservices architecture
  • Device identity and provisioning
  • Device twins/shadow state

Nice to have

  • high-throughput systems

Role summary

Capsa Healthcare is seeking a Principal Engineer with deep loT and distributed systems expertise to lead the architecture connecting pharmacy software with various hardware components. This REMOTE role requires 50% travel and focuses on building robust, reliable, and secure connected device platforms. The ideal candidate will have expert-level C#/.NET experience, a strong understanding of distributed systems, messaging, and IoT concepts, along with experience in SaaS platform architecture, Kubernetes, and security for connected devices. A bachelor's degree in engineering and 12+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in distributed systems, are required.

At Capsa Healthcare, we're engineering better care.

We build what healthcare runs on. Our pharmacy automation teams build the counting, packaging and robotic dispensing systems, and the software behind them, that pharmacies rely on to fill prescriptions at every scale, from a single retail counter to high volume central fill and mail order operations. It is engineering you can walk through. Join us and see how we're engineering a path to better care.

Learn more about our solutions at www.capsahealthcare.com.

We are seeking a Principal Engineer with deep loT and distributed systems expertise to lead the architecture that connects pharmacy software with conveyors, PCLs, vision systems, divertors, and label printers.

This position reports to the Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture and is a REMOTE role requiring 50% travel.

Why Join Capsa?

When you join Capsa Healthcare, you're joining a team dedicated to innovation, collaboration, and meaningful impact. Your work will directly support caregivers, improve clinical workflows, and help healthcare organizations provide better patient outcomes.

We are a global organization that values work-life balance, continuous improvement, and empowering employees to do their best work. If you're looking for an opportunity to apply your expertise to technology that truly makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

As the Principal Engineer, you will need experience with the following:

Deep .NET / C# Distributed Systems Expertise

  • Expert-level C# and .NET
  • Async programming
  • Performance tuning
  • Microservices architecture

IoT / Connected Device Platform Experience

  • Device identity and provisioning
  • Device twins/shadow state
  • Fleet management
  • Telemetry pipelines
  • OTA (over-the-air) configuration and firmware updates
  • Handling intermittent connectivity

Messaging, Guaranteed Delivery & Reliability Architecture

  • gRPC
  • MQTT
  • At-least-once delivery
  • Idempotency
  • Deduplication
  • Transactional outbox
  • Retry logic
  • Dead-letter queues
  • Partitioning and ordering
  • Reconciliation

Kubernetes, SaaS Platform Architecture & Operations

  • Multi-tenant SaaS
  • Containers
  • Kubernetes
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • CI/CD
  • OpenTelemetry
  • SLOs/Observability

Security for Connected Devices and Distributed Systems

  • Device identity
  • Certificate authentication
  • Mutual TLS
  • OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect
  • Service-to-service authorization
  • MQTT access control
  • Secrets management
  • Threat modeling

 

What We're Looking For

  • A bachelor's degree in engineering or related field; master's degree is a plus
  • 12+ years software engineering experience
  • 5+ years building distributed, real-time, or high-throughput systems

 

What Capsa Offers

At Capsa Healthcare, we recognize that great people drive with great results. That's why we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to support you professionally and personally, including:

  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience
  • Paid time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid parental leave
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Company-paid Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability insurance
  • Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Supplemental Life, AD&D, Accidental Injury, and Hospital Indemnity insurance

Join Us in Engineering Better Care. If you're excited about using your engineering expertise to create innovative technologies that support healthcare professionals and improve patient outcomes, we invite you to apply and help us shape the future of healthcare.

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