Principal Software Engineer

Overview

Principal Software Engineer at SmithRx. SmithRx is a rapidly growing, venture-backed Health-Tech company. Our mission is to disrupt the expensive and inefficient Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) sector by building a next-generation drug acquisition platform driven by cutting edge technology, innovative cost saving tools, and best-in-class customer service. With hundreds of thousands of members onboarded since 2016, SmithRx has a solution that is resonating with clients all across the country.

We pride ourselves for our mission-driven and collaborative culture that inspires our employees to do their best work. At our core, we are guided by our company values.

What you will do

As a Principal Software Engineer at SmithRx, you will be a technical leader driving multi-year, multi-team initiatives that shape the future of our engineering organization and business. You will influence the technical strategy across teams and work closely with senior leadership in engineering, product, and design to align technical direction with company goals. Your work will unlock new business opportunities through innovative technical capabilities, and you will ensure the long-term health and quality of our systems. This role requires exceptional leadership, technical depth, and strategic foresight to guide the design, execution, and evolution of complex systems. You will mentor and collaborate with engineers across the organization, set standards for engineering excellence, and lead the charge in delivering high-quality, scalable, and impactful solutions. Applicants must be based in one of the following states : Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.

Technical Leadership

• Define and align technical strategies for multi-year, multi-team initiatives with broader company goals.
• Own technology decisions for large-scale architectures, including frameworks and build-versus-buy choices for key components.
• Design systems with high reliability, scalability, and long-term maintainability, incorporating staged validation plans where necessary.
• Ensure engineering quality through regular health reviews, curated testing strategies, and technical documentation that supports maintainability independent of your expertise.
• Drive overall testing strategies for systems requiring high reliability or quality, including creating validation frameworks or systems.
• Design platforms with long-term maintainability and embedded ML components, ensuring anomaly detection and NLP features are scalable and production-ready.
• Collaborate with machine learning engineers to design, validate, and deploy ML-based anomaly detection systems, ensuring performance met system SLAs.
• Employ systems-level mindset to integrate ML in production environments.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Organizational Impact

Mentorship and Advocacy

What you will bring to SmithRx

Qualifications

Key Skills

What SmithRx Offers You

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