Principal Software Engineer I

About Transcarent
Transcarent and Accolade have come together to create the One Place for Health and Care, the leading personalized health and care experience that delivers unmatched choice, quality, and outcomes. Transcarent’s AI-powered WayFinding, comprehensive Care Experiences – Cancer Care, Surgery Care, Weight – and Pharmacy Benefits offerings combined with Accolade’s health advocacy, expert medical opinion, and primary care, allows us to meet people wherever they are on their health and care journey. Together, more than 20 million people have access to the combined company’s offerings. Employers, health plans, and leading point solutions rely on us to provide trusted information, increase access, and deliver care

As our Principal Engineer you will be responsible for one or more horizontal areas in the platform, driving the architecture and design of some critical components and frameworks in the Accolade Cloud Platform. You will collaborate with business stake holders to provide innovative solutions and packaging the platform capabilities into new products and offerings for Accolade customers. The part of your job will be to build evolutionary prototypes and proof-of-concepts to translate business inputs into a demonstrable application, service or workflow. You will need to deeply engage and collaborate with Executives, Technology/Business Stakeholders and Architects to enable a natural alignment of technology and Product roadmap. At the same time you needs to guide the development teams on patterns/best-practices as as they work on lower level nuances while simultaneously translating the architecture into implementation.     

A day in the life… 

• Align closely with the Business, Product and Technology direction and seek opportunities for collaboration 
• Build evolutionary architecture and solutions with strong focus on delivery 
• Drive standardization and best practices on Architecture and Design Principles 
• Participate in the Architecture review process and collaborate with other Architects on defining specifications and patterns              
• Build prototypes using best known methods and within the architecture/engineering framework. Work effectively across all layers of the stack, from backends and data tiers to front-end and browser/mobile clients 
• Exceptional ability to identify quick solutions to problems with strong bias towards results and with eye toward the long run  
• Collaborate with the teams and seek opportunities to live their challenges to provide effective solutions        
• Always willing to roll up sleeves, learn, communicate, analyze, and drive initiatives forward 
• Effectively communicate findings and proposed recommendations from these analyses to relevant Senior/Executive Leadership 

What we are looking for…  

• 8+ years of relevant prior work experience in Software Engineering, Architecture and Design roles 
• At least 4 years of experience in Designing and implementing complex and high-impact solutions  
• Deep understanding of Distributed and Cloud based Architecture, Patterns and Best-Practices 
• Deep expertise with Python, AWS and databases (MySQL or Postgres)
• Previous experience with health care domain and data such as claims, digital health solutions, electronic health records, clinical and patient reported data would be a plus 
• Excellent technical documentation written skills, with clear, concise, and logically organized documents that can explain complicated and complex topics with clarity and transparency. 
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with attention to detail, quality and scientific rigor 
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams 

While working in Accolade you will enjoy the following benefits:

• 5 weeks of vacation + personal days
• 1 paid day off for your volunteerism per year
• Home office and flexible working hours
• Cell phone and a plan for unlimited personal use as well
• Sodexo Gastro Pass Card with no contribution
• Flexi Pass Card per month or Multisport Card
• FreshPoint fridge with meals & snacks at 30% discoun
• Yoga classes with a contribution
• Work from abroad up to 4 weeks a year
• Udemy Business Platform for Hard/Soft skills training
• Virtual hospital service uLekare.cz
• Ginger Emotional Support app (www.ginger.com)
• Carrott - support on family forming journey (www.get-carrot.com)
• Our people are the Heart of Accolade 

Together, we are building a great and enduring business that truly makes an impact. At Accolade, we are committed to building a workplace where all can grow and thrive. ​We do this by living our core values:  

Member Obsessed

For everything we do, we ask ourselves: Is this going to make our member’s life measurably better? 

Be Fearless

We think differently. We do what’s never been done. We are reinventing healthcare every step of the way. 

Stronger Together

We honor the differences among one another and know that our unique perspectives drive us forward. 

Genuine Care

We care deeply about the human beings we work with and serve. We have each other’s back.  

Embrace Reality

We bring the data, tell the truth, and trust each other. 

Relentless Execution

We operate with a bias for action. Take initiative, move fast & have fun. 

Accolade is committed to being a company that embraces a hybrid work environment where employees can enjoy the best of both worlds - the flexibility to work from home and the opportunity to have a common place to connect, collaborate, and innovate with others in-person.  Our hybrid work model requires that employees who live within 40 miles of an Accolade office are required to be in the office for at least two days during the work week. Accolade will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees with disabilities or for a sincerely held religious belief.

Accolade is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to advancing an inclusive environment for all qualified applicants and employees. We provide employment opportunities, without regard, to any legally protected status in accordance with applicable laws in the US. We are committed to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience. 

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