Alcon · 12 hours ago
Principal I, Software Engineering - Digital Health
Fort Worth, Texas
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expAlcon is a global leader in eye care, dedicated to helping people see brilliantly. The Principal I, Software Engineering role involves driving the development and maintenance of critical Digital Health applications, ensuring high-quality deliverables and mentoring team members.
Health CareManufacturingMedical Device
Responsibilities
Maintain and improve existing applications for stability and performance
Analyze and resolve defects promptly using root cause analysis
Implement new features and enhancements aligned with business needs
Define technical implementation and design for full-stack solutions
Hands-on Technical expertise, conduct code reviews and enforce coding standards
Mentor team members and collaborate with Architects, Product Managers and Program Managers
Build scalable, secure applications using Java, Spring Boot, and modern front-end frameworks (React/Angular)
Design and implement RESTful APIs and microservices
Integrate front-end components with back-end services for seamless user experience
Implement observability measures and performance monitoring
Create and maintain DataDog or New Relic dashboards for application health and metrics
Ensure smooth handover to Cloud Operations with proper documentation and monitoring setup
Cross functional impact analysis
Ensure code quality through unit, integration, and regression testing
Optimize application performance
Work closely with Development team, QA engineers, and DevOps teams
Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
Structured problem‑solving, validating with data, and converge on fixes
Ability to translate product goals into measurable engineering outcomes and prioritize tradeoffs
Deep expertise in C++, Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs
Front‑end experience with React, Angular, TypeScript, HTML5/CSS3
Cloud & platform skills: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, API Gateway), Redis, RabbitMQ
Observability: hands‑on with DataDog, New Relic (dashboards, monitors, APM, logs)
Containerization & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
Strong problem‑solving, communication, and stakeholder management
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +13 yrs; Assoc.+9 yrs; M.S.+2 yrs; PhD+0 yrs)
The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
5 Years of Relevant Experience
Deep expertise in C++, Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs
Front‑end experience with React, Angular, TypeScript, HTML5/CSS3
Cloud & platform skills: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, API Gateway), Redis, RabbitMQ
Observability: hands‑on with DataDog, New Relic (dashboards, monitors, APM, logs)
Containerization & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
Strong problem‑solving, communication, and stakeholder management
Company
Alcon
Alcon specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative medicines and devices to serve the cycle of eye care.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2010-12-15Acquired
2002-03-21IPO
Leadership Team
David Endicott
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Stonesifer
Chief Financial Officer
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