[Remote] Principal Engineer, Application Engineering (Tech Lead)

September 26, 2026

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Claritev helps make healthcare more transparent and affordable through data, technology, and expertise. The Principal Engineer will lead software engineers and collaborate with architects to design, develop, test, and deploy highly available, secure, and scalable full-stack applications while mentoring team members and ensuring HIPAA compliance.

Responsibilities

Responsible for producing stable and high performing applications from scratch
Work in Agile methodologies and contribute toward the entire lifecycle of a user story with particular emphasis on coding, unit testing and deployment pipeline automation
Work with other developers on the team to define high level technical design and follow overall architectural guidelines
Willing to work in a developer focused team with minimal support from QA
Research and learn new technologies and processes as part of continuous improvement
Contribute towards fostering a high performant and self-organized team
Clearly communicate potential and real issues to the team and propose solutions to resolve them
Work as a contributor on one or more technical practice groups
Mentor junior software engineers on the team
Be a champion of Claritev's core culture
Ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations and requirements

Skills

8+ years of progressive software experience in relevant technologies and 3+ years as a lead
Hands on experience with ASP.Net , .NET Core, C#, Web API, MVC, SQLServer
Hands on experience building UI applications with React
Experience working with any top cloud providers (Azure/AWS/OCI)
Experience working with Microservices architecture with thorough understanding of Bounded contexts (DDD)
Experience with containerized applications with Kubernetes and Helm charts
Experience leveraging AI-assisted software development tools to improve design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation while validating all AI-generated artifacts through engineering best practices
Demonstrated Experience with Message brokers (Preferably Azure Service Bus/RabbitMQ) in implementing event driven applications
Experience guiding the team with TDD/BDD practices and maintaining code coverage
Experience on writing automated tests with any testing framework
Working knowledge on modern DevSecOps practices. Experience creating/maintaining DevOps pipelines and best practices
Experience working on relational and non-relational database queries and procedures
Experience with Data access patterns preferably EFCore ORM tool
Good knowledge on design patterns and integration patterns including Microservices
Experience with Authentication and Authorization best practices
Experience with GitHub/GIT best practices
Excellent Communication skills
Strong Troubleshooting skills
Computer related Bachelor's degree is preferred or equivalent work experience in software development
Experience extracting Microservices out of monolith applications
Experience writing automated unit tests with Playwright framework
Experience working on Agile development project
Experience with PostgreSQL database

Benefits

This position is also eligible for health insurance, 401k and bonus opportunity.
Competitive compensation and incentive opportunities (where eligible)
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life and disability coverage
401(k) with company match
Employee stock purchase plan
Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts
Paid time off and company holidays
Paid parental leave
Mental health resources
Tuition reimbursement
Financial planning resources
Professional development opportunities

Company Overview

Claritev is a technology, data, and insights company helping answer one of healthcare’s hardest questions: How can healthcare become more affordable? Founded in 1980, Claritev combines more than 45 years of industry expertise with advanced technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver trusted solutions and services across the healthcare ecosystem. It was founded in 1980, and is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.claritev.com/.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Claritev has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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