Principal Engineer Digital Product
Job Summary
About Coupe Health
Healthcare today is complicated and confusing. Coupe Health changes that. Coupe delivers a different healthcare experience one that is streamlined and simplified saving our members time and money. At Coupe we are passionate about transforming healthcare. Come join our team.
The Impact You Will Have
As a Principal Engineer on the Digital Products team you will be a senior technical leader helping shape the architecture and engineering excellence behind Coupes member-facing digital experiences. Working closely with Product Owners and fellow engineers you will contribute to the technical vision for our responsive web portal native mobile applications provider search platform and healthcare financing interfacesthe digital touchpoints that make healthcare simple and transparent for our members. This is a hands-on role where you will write code contribute to architectural decisions and mentor engineers while partnering with Product to deliver innovative capabilities in a fast-moving market. Coupe has made significant investments in building owned digital assets and you will be instrumental in evolving these platforms to support multi-tenant deployment models real-time personalization and seamless integration with our core benefits engine. Your technical expertise will directly enable Coupes ability to scale differentiate and win in the Alternative Health Plan market.
Your Responsibilities
Design develop code and test of digital products.
Design develop configure support AWS platform.
Lead system designs and technology platform decisions.
Keep abreast of industry trends and present findings to team leadership and stakeholders.
Mentor and and train fellow team members on technologies design patterns and best practices.
Participate on and lead agile teams of skilled developers / engineers testers and analysists.
Contribute to product development.
Continuous Integration / Continuous Deploy lifecycle.
Work closely with business stakeholders to plan product features stories.
Work creatively and collaboratively with to ensure product usability usefulness feasibility and cost effectiveness.
Ensure team members have tools time and resources they need to successfully deliver and support solutions.
Required Skills and Experience
7 years of related professional experience. All relevant experience including work education transferable skills and military experience will be considered.
Cloud Service Provider Certification (e.g. AWS Cloud Practitioner Azure Fundamentals etc.) required within 1 year of employment
Demonstrated knowledge of digital platforms tools and processes
Demonstrated passion for building high quality technology solutions
Demonstrated experience in a technical leadership role
Demonstrated ability to come up with innovative complete technology solutions to business needs
This job is on location at the BlueCross MN Eagan campus and may include on-call duties
High school diploma (or equivalency) and legal authorization to work in the U.S.
Preferred Skills and Experience
10 years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years in a principal staff or senior architect-level role
Deep expertise in modern frontend technologies including React TypeScript and responsive web design
Strong backend development skills with experience in Python or similar server-side technologies
Proven experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices architectures
Extensive hands-on experience with AWS services including Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB S3 CloudFront and event streaming (Kinesis EventBridge or similar)
Experience with native mobile development (iOS/Swift Android/Kotlin) or cross-platform frameworks (React Native Flutter)
Track record of collaborating effectively with Product and contributing to high-performing engineering teams
Strong understanding of CI/CD practices infrastructure-as-code and DevOps principles
Experience with authentication and authorization patterns including OAuth OIDC and identity federation
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent experience
Healthcare technology experience particularly with consumer-facing health plan or benefits applications
Experience building provider search directory or marketplace applications with complex filtering and ranking requirements
Background in healthcare data including eligibility claims and provider information
Experience with GraphQL and modern API design patterns
Familiarity with healthcare compliance requirements including HIPAA and experience implementing PHI protection in application architectures
Experience building multi-tenant SaaS platforms or white-label product architectures
Background in real-time personalization recommendation systems or AI-assisted user experiences
Experience with design systems component libraries and frontend architecture at scale
Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG) and experience building inclusive digital experiences
Experience with Salesforce Health Cloud or similar healthcare CRM platforms
Role Designation
Anchored in Connection
Our hybrid approach is designed to balance flexibility with meaningful in-person connection and collaboration. We come together in the office two days each week most teams designate at least one anchor day to ensure team interaction. These in-person moments foster relationships creativity and alignment. The rest of the week you are empowered to work remote.
Compensation and Benefits
$117800.00 - $159000.00 - $200200.00 AnnualPay is based on several factors which vary based on position including skills ability and knowledge the selected individual is bringing to the specific job.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package which may include:
Medical dental and vision insurance
Life insurance
401k
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
And more
To discover more about what we have to offer please review our benefits page.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
At Coupe Health we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. Coupe Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains an Affirmative Action plan as required by Minnesota law applicable to state contractors. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to and will not be discriminated against based on any legally protected characteristic.
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