Arya Health - Principal Engineer
Requirements
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience • Prior principal-level impact in at least one role • Designed and operated large-scale distributed systems • Strong backend engineering background • Excellent architectural judgment • Comfortable owning systems end-to-end • Able to influence without authority • Low-ego, high-ownership mindset • Excited to build in-person with a small, high-trust team • (Depth matters more than box-checking.) • Backend systems in Node.js, Python • Distributed systems and asynchronous processing • Cloud infrastructure (GCP and/or AWS) • Kubernetes and Docker • CI/CD pipelines • Observability (logging, metrics, tracing) • Multi-tenant SaaS architectures • 30–60–90 Day Plan (Accelerated, Principal-Level) • Days 0–30 — System Mastery & Early Leverage • Goal: Become dangerous fast. • Goal: • Deep dive into Arya’s platform architecture • Audit scaling bottlenecks and reliability risks • Build strong trust with senior engineers • Identify 2–3 high-leverage platform improvements • Ship at least one meaningful architectural fix • Deliverables: • Written platform assessment • One high-impact improvement shipped or underway • Clear articulation of architectural risks and tradeoffs • Days 31–60 — Architecture Ownership • Goal: Shape direction. • Goal: • Lead design for a cross-team architectural initiative • Refine or establish platform standards • Improve observability and reliability patterns • Mentor engineers through structured design reviews • Deliverables: • One major platform RFC approved and in execution • Measurable improvement in system reliability or developer velocity • Reduced architectural load on CTO • Days 61–90 — Force Multiplier • Goal: The organization moves faster because you’re here. • Goal: • Own platform roadmap for next 2–3 quarters • Proactively resolve systemic risks • Establish platform SLAs and reliability targets • Clarify system ownership boundaries • Deliverables: • Platform roadmap aligned with company goals • Clear ownership model across services • Increased engineering velocity and stability • OUR VALUES
Responsibilities
• Design and evolve Arya’s platform architecture across services and data systems • Lead technical design for cross-cutting initiatives (multi-tenancy, permissions, async workflows, scaling) • Identify and eliminate architectural bottlenecks • Establish best practices for observability, service ownership, and incident response • Be deeply hands-on in code when it matters • Partner with product and leadership to align technical and business strategy • Mentor senior engineers and raise technical standards across the organization • 1. Think Like a Customer • We win by making our Customers feel like superheroes. This means we must always view our decisions, actions and communication through the lens of our Customers. • 2. Find Small Wins Everyday • We believe that speed of making decisions and taking action have a compounding effect. A series of quick, small, daily wins add up to big ones over time, and the absence of these can add up to big losses. • 3. Teach and Learn Consistently • We believe that giving context and sharing expertise is everyone's responsibility. We find time to talk about the Why and How of what we do in every interaction. • 4. Be Prepared • We believe that progress cannot be left to chance and sudden flashes of genius. We put in the time and effort to prepare ourselves and others to make the most of every opportunity. • 5. Communicate Simply • We communicate to be understood. This means that in a complex, global and busy world, we work hard to express our ideas in ways that others find simple and intuitive. • 6. Be Kind • We believe that being exceptional and being kind are not mutually exclusive. We strive to treat others with empathy, kindness and respect, even in the most challenging of times.
Benefits
• Principal EngineerBase Salary, Equity, Benefits $240K – $300K • 0.2% – 0.6% • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • or drag and drop here • If yes, please explain • Prefer to self-describe • Prefer not to say • As part of our commitment to equal opportunity and fair hiring practices, Arya Health invites applicants to voluntarily share race and ethnicity information for compliance and reporting purposes. Providing this information is entirely optional and will not impact your application or hiring decision. • Hispanic or LatinoIndividuals who identify with Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish or Latino heritage, regardless of racial background. • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino)Individuals with ancestry connected to the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino)Individuals with ancestry connected to the Black racial groups of Africa. • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino)Individuals with ancestry connected to the original peoples of East Asia, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent — including countries such as Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino)Individuals with ancestry connected to the Indigenous peoples of North or South America (including Central America) who maintain tribal affiliation or community ties. • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino)Individuals with ancestry connected to the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino)Individuals who identify with more than one of the racial categories listed above. • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Decline to Self-Identify • Hispanic or Latino • (Completion is voluntary and will not subject you to adverse treatment) • If you believe that you belong to any of the following categories of protected veterans, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. • Disabled Veteran – A veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military and is entitled to disability compensation under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or who would be entitled to such compensation if not for the receipt of military retired pay, or who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability. • Disabled Veteran • Recently Separated Veteran – A veteran who was discharged or released from active duty in the U.S. military within the three-year period beginning on the date of such discharge or release. • Recently Separated Veteran • Active Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran – A veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge was authorized under laws administered by the Department of Defense. • Active Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran • Armed Forces Service Medal Veteran – A veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces Service Medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985 (61 Fed. Reg. 1209). • Armed Forces Service Medal Veteran • I identify as one or more of the classifications of protected veteran listed above • I am not a protected veteran
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