A Place for Mom

Enabling families to make the best senior living decisions for their loved ones

Principal Engineer

Full-stack EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 501-1,000Since 2000Company SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

108 days ago

Salary

$180K - $200K / year

14 yrs expEnglishGraph QLJava ScriptKafkaNext.jsNode.jsPostgresReactRedisType Script

Job Description

• Architect and evolve core platform systems spanning frontend, backend, and data services, balancing performance, extensibility, and security. • Design scalable, event-driven architectures that integrate APIs, conversational interfaces, and data pipelines across products. • Lead full-stack engineering strategy across Next.js, NestJS, TypeScript, and Node.js, ensuring alignment on quality, standards, and maintainability. • Build AI-native solutions that embed intelligence and automation throughout our platform, partnering closely with Data, ML, and Product teams to translate models and insights into production-ready features. • Stay ahead of the evolving AI ecosystem, evaluating new frameworks, model interfaces, and development best practices, and championing their responsible adoption across the engineering organization. • Advance platform observability and reliability through instrumentation, alerting, and automation, owning SLAs, Web Vitals, and uptime goals. • Partner across disciplines to align technical decisions with product strategy, ensuring the platform supports AI, analytics, and experimentation needs. • Mentor senior engineers and influence architectural direction across teams, fostering a culture of learning, documentation, and accountability.

Job Requirements

  • 14+ years of software engineering experience with modern JavaScript/TypeScript stacks (React, Next.js, Node.js, NestJS).
  • Proven ability to architect and scale distributed, service-oriented systems with strong attention to performance and maintainability.
  • Deep understanding of API design, event streaming (Redis/Kafka), and real-time communication systems.
  • Experience with relational databases (Postgres) and data-driven service design; familiarity with GraphQL or REST service layers.
  • Track record of building and integrating complex web platforms that combine front-end, back-end, and data systems into unified experiences.
  • Excellent communicator able to explain complex technical concepts clearly across audiences from engineers to executives.
  • Demonstrated leadership in defining engineering standards, mentoring senior talent, and driving architectural strategy.

Benefits

  • 401(k) plus match
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off

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