Principal Software Architect

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced software engineer to lead our platform engineering team in delivering scalable, secure, and developer-centric solutions. As a Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for architecting and delivering high-impact tooling such as AI-powered assistants, enterprise search, infrastructure automation, and developer utilities that accelerate cloud adoption and secure-by-default engineering across the enterprise.

This is a strategic and hands-on role combining deep technical leadership with mentoring responsibilities. You will guide a team of 10+ engineers across various levels, shape engineering culture, and drive alignment across product, UX, infrastructure, and security teams. In parallel, you will help grow our security engineering influence by supporting developer outreach, internal adoption, and brand presence within the engineering community.

• Technical Leadership:
  • Architect scalable, secure services and frameworks supporting AI assistants, search infrastructure, asset tracking, developer tooling, and platform APIs
  • Lead end-to-end solution design and implementation using React, Node.js, GraphQL, and DevOps best practices
  • Contribute to long-term platform strategy and architectural direction, balancing innovation with operational excellence
• Team Development & Mentorship:
  • Mentor and grow a high-performing team of engineers across multiple levels (Lead, Senior, Mid, Associate)
  • Drive engineering best practices including testing, observability, CI/CD, documentation, and platform standardization
  • Cultivate a solid engineering culture of ownership, collaboration, and quality
• Execution & Delivery:
  • Lead the delivery of cross-cutting features across AI, developer utilities, search, cloud infrastructure, and security tooling
  • Remove roadblocks, clarify scope, and ensure solutions are aligned with platform standards and business goals
  • Partner with product managers, UX designers, and stakeholders across multiple domains to deliver impactful outcomes

• Education: Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Experience: 10+ years of experience delivering scalable software systems, with deep experience in full-stack development
• Skills: Hands-on experience integrating LLMs or generative AI into enterprise applications or developer workflows, Experience deploying and operating applications in Kubernetes environments (EKS, AKS), Familiarity with enterprise search technologies (Meilisearch, Elasticsearch), Familiarity with CI/CD automation, GitHub Actions, and DevOps pipelines
• Expertise: Expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, and API development using REST and GraphQL, Background in platform engineering or developer experience teams, Solid architectural background in designing high-availability systems, frameworks, and distributed platforms

• Strategic Ownership: Lead platform initiatives that directly impact how engineers across UHG build, secure, and ship software
• Engineering Culture: Mentor future leaders, uphold technical excellence, and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration
• Visibility & Impact: Work closely with senior engineering leaders to influence the vision, architecture, and execution of platform strategy
• Innovation Focus: Champion adoption of modern cloud patterns, generative AI, and developer-first tooling that reduces friction and boosts productivity

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