Principal Software Engineer

About the Company:

LightSpun is a rapidly growing SaaS company revolutionizing healthcare administration in the dental, vision, and accident insurance domains. We offer a comprehensive, end-to-end platform for providers and payers, aiming to empower our clients with cutting-edge technology for exceptional service and operational efficiency. Our work involves building AI-first scalable services for healthcare administration tasks such as credentialing, onboarding, and managing brokers, providers, members, and claims.

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Software Engineer to join our dynamic engineering team. In this pivotal role, you will design, develop, and deploy scalable and robust solutions for our SaaS platform. You will be a technical leader, mentoring junior engineers, driving architectural decisions, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software that meets evolving customer needs. This is a Remote position for US candidates only.

Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership:
• Provide technical leadership and guidance, fostering innovation and excellence.
• Drive architectural design and decisions for platform scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and mentor engineers to ensure quality and professional growth.
• Software Development:
• Design, develop, and deploy high-performance, scalable, and secure software solutions using modern technologies including Agentic AI.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code, participating in all phases of the software development lifecycle, from requirements to deployment and maintenance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
• System Architecture & Design:
• Design and implement robust, scalable system architectures to support company growth.
• Evaluate and select appropriate technologies and tools, ensuring platform security and compliance with industry standards (e.g., HITRUST, SOC 2).
• Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to define solutions.
• Collaboration & Communication:
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (product management, QA, operations).
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Participate in agile development processes and document architectural and system designs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional software development experience, preferably in a SaaS environment.
• Proven experience designing and implementing scalable and distributed systems that are in production.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Experience in Golang is a plus.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience in the insurance or healthcare industry is a plus.
• Experience with Agentic AI and building scalable systems for compliance is a plus.

Pay range and compensation package:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work on a cutting-edge SaaS platform.
• Collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Remote-friendly environment.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

LightSpun is committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.