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Principal Engineer/Software ArchitectPHIL • San Francisco, CA, United States
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Principal Engineer / Software Architect

Principal Engineer / Software Architect

PHIL • San Francisco, CA, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Company Overview

Founded in 2015, PHIL is a Series D health-tech startup that is building a platform that interfaces between doctors, pharmacies, and patients to streamline the process of patients receiving prescriptions. This is a complex, archaic industry, and we've set out to change that.

Phil’s B2B2C platform provides an end-to-end prescription management and delivery service. Our robust platform connects patients, prescribers, pharmacies, and manufacturers, enabling easy and affordable access to medicine. Through its digital stakeholder experiences, patient access services, market access solutions, and distribution models, pharma manufacturers can deliver affordable and timely therapy access to patients, resulting in more patients staying on their treatment plans longer. Consequently, pharma manufacturers are enabled for more innovation.

The team at Phil is a group of like-minded individuals from varying backgrounds, passionate about creating a new and innovative healthcare platform that is focused on patient experience and overall human wellbeing. Ready to join our team of mission-driven, analytical, and passionate people? Keep reading!

Position Overview

Phil is seeking a talented and experienced Principal Engineer / Software Architect to define and lead the evolution of our technical architecture. This role will focus on scaling our prescription management platform, simplifying complex workflows, and preparing for AI / LLM integration. Reporting to the VP of Engineering , you will own our architectural vision, drive innovation, and serve as the technical authority for our engineering organization.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and own the technical architecture vision for PHIL’s prescription management platform
  • Lead architectural evolution to support scale, complexity, and growth
  • Design high-performance, backend systems to support mission-critical operations
  • Define architectural principles, standards, and guardrails across the platform
  • Analyze and simplify complex, rule-based workflows and systems
  • Architect scalable solutions for large volumes of pharmacy and patient data
  • Create data structures and APIs optimized for AI / LLM consumption
  • Drive technical governance, architecture reviews, and engineering best practices
  • Mentor Staff Engineers and provide technical leadership across teams
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, business, and engineering stakeholders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5 in architectural leadership
  • Proven experience designing and scaling complex, workflow-driven systems
  • Deep expertise in backend systems, distributed architectures, and API design
  • Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Experience simplifying complex systems while enhancing functionality
  • Expertise in data modeling and high-reliability data pipelines

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience in regulated industries such as healthcare, pharma, or finance
  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with healthcare or pharmacy-related systems and / or prescription processing and pharmacy operations
  • Experience with workflow engines and configurable systems
  • Proficiency in Golang, Python, or similar languages
  • Background in scaling B2B2C platforms with multiple integrations
  • Familiarity with event-driven architectures and CI / CD pipelines
  • Experience integrating AI / LLM capabilities into production systems
  • Benefits

  • Ground floor opportunity with one of the fastest-growing startups in health-tech
  • Fully remote working environment
  • Competitive compensation (commensurate with experience)
  • Full benefits (medical, dental, vision)
  • 401(k) contribution opportunity
  • PHIL Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer.

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