Principal Software Development Engineer

_This position is offered fully Home based (Remote)

_As leaders in the pharmaceutical support industry, UBC is devoted to empowering health solutions for a better tomorrow. We take pride in improving patient outcomes and advancing healthcare. At UBCwe provide services to enhance the entire drug development process and commercialization lifecycle - From clinical trial support to real-world evidence generation.

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• Desired Technical Skills/Qualifications***

• Expertise in architectural frameworks, patterns, and best practices, with an ability to make high-level technology decisions that impact enterprise-scale systems.

• Extensive experience as a Software Engineer working across front-end and back-end technologies, including but not limited to HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, and SQL Server.

• Specifically, the candidate's technical expertise will include:

• Mastery in C# programming languages with a proven record of high-impact projects or contributions showcasing deep technical proficiency.

• Advanced understanding of cloud architecture and development, with significant experience across leading cloud platforms (e.g., Azure) and expertise in cloud-native application development, containerization, and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Proficiency in architecting, managing, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, with a focus on automation and efficiency.

• Extensive experience generating structured data (JSON, XML, JavaScript) using Node.js, along with skills in data transformation and management.

• Strong background in front-end development, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, within frameworks such as React.

• Expertise in TypeScript and/or JavaScript-based application development with a focus on maintainability and scalability

Job Title: ISE93J - Principal Software Development Engineer

Brief Description

As a Principal Software Development Engineer, you will bring advanced technical depth and leadership to architect, design, and develop sophisticated software systems. This role is hands-on, with a requirement for 100% coding, ensuring quality and maintainability across projects. You will provide tactical day-to-day technical guidance to less experienced team members, acting as a mentor to support their growth. You’ll also partner with other technology leaders to shape the overall technology direction, with a focus on pattern management and system consistency.

This role demands cross-functional collaboration and interaction with stakeholders to ensure technology delivery aligns with organizational goals. You will lead troubleshooting efforts and conduct root cause analyses on relevant issues to maintain high system reliability. As a recognized technical authority, you’ll represent the organization in cross-functional and vendor partner settings.

Specific Job Duties

• Drive collaboration with multiple vendors to establish comprehensive estimates, delivery plans, and timelines for projects or programs within an application family.

• Ensure the technological integrity and quality of vendor solutions, providing accountability across concurrent projects or programs.

• Lead the delivery and technical guidance across an application family, ensuring alignment with strategic initiatives (e.g., Claims, C&PS, or CS&DW).

• Serve as a technical leader for large or complex projects, including:

• Strategizing to optimize and modernize technology, focusing on technical debt reduction where applicable.

• Identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance team efficiency and technology support.

• Leading knowledge-sharing efforts to strengthen internal and vendor partner expertise.

• Acting as a subject matter expert on intricate components of the application environment.

• Partner with architects to influence strategic decisions on the use, retirement, or addition of technology within the enterprise architecture.

• Provide high-level technical expertise to projects involving multiple complex technology components.

• Establish and promote the best practices, reusable components, and guidelines to optimize technology usage.

• Lead incident response and problem resolution for critical production issues, ensuring thorough root cause analysis and long-term solutions.

• Take on special projects or initiatives as assigned, often with organization-wide visibility and impact.

Supervisory Responsibility

0 Direct Reports, 10+ Indirect Reports

Desired Skills And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred) or equivalent work experience.
• 12–15 years of relevant experience, including at least 3–5 years at a senior level or in a similar principal engineering role.
• Thorough knowledge and application of advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts in software engineering.
• Ability to design and implement innovative solutions that align with complex organizational goals and objectives.
• Strong customer orientation with an ability to convey technical concepts to stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• In-depth knowledge of the healthcare or PBM industry is preferred.
• Extensive experience working within a vendor partner model, ensuring collaboration and quality.
• Flexibility to work outside standard hours to meet critical project deadlines.
• Exceptional mentoring and coaching skills to develop engineering talent.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to dynamic work environments, and meet project deadlines.
• Strong collaborative skills, with experience working across multidisciplinary project teams.

At UBC, employee growth and well-being are always at the forefront. We offer an extensive range of benefits to ensure that you have everything you need to thrive personally and professionally.

Here Are Some Of The Exciting Perks UBC Offers

• Remote opportunities
• Competitive salaries
• Growth opportunities for promotion
• 401K with company match*
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work environment
• Discretionary PTO (Paid Time Off) OR 20 days (about 3 weeks) of PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical, Dental, and vision coverage
• HSA/FSA
• Telemedicine (Virtual doctor appointments)
• Wellness program
• Adoption assistance
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Life insurance
• Discount programs

UBC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class. We are committed to a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that fosters respect for each other, our clients, and our patients.

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