Zelis

Principal Software Engineer

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4 months ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain backend services and supporting systems.
  • Work across the stack to deliver complete end-to-end solutions.
  • Own production services, including deployment, monitoring, performance, and operational health.
  • Collaborate with product managers and designers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
  • Drive architectural decisions focused on scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability.
  • Improve CI/CD pipelines, development workflows, and infrastructure automation.
  • Resolve production issues and system bottlenecks with other engineers.
  • Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership through design reviews, code reviews, and architectural guidance.
  • Establish best practices for operational readiness, observability, and system ownership.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, primarily focused on backend systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver reliable, maintainable production software.
  • Experience building and operating web-based services and APIs.
  • Experience with cloud platforms and modern infrastructure environments.
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code concepts and tooling.
  • Experience contributing to CI/CD pipelines and automated delivery processes.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
  • Preferred experience with TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Angular, containerization, service-oriented architectures, distributed systems, observability tooling, and AI-assisted development tools.

Benefits

  • Hybrid and remote-friendly work culture, with work locations determined by position and leadership needs.
  • In-office work and activities vary according to work and team objectives and company policies.
  • The role is available in offices including Atlanta, Boston, Morristown, Plano, St. Louis, St. Petersburg, and Hyderabad.

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