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Teladoc Health · 6 hours ago

Principal Software Engineer, AI Platform (Python/React)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

$190K/yr - $210K/yr

10+ years exp

Teladoc Health is transforming how better health happens, and they are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead their engineering team. In this role, you will provide technical direction, oversee project execution, and ensure engineering excellence while mentoring a team and driving innovation.

Health CareMental HealthmHealthPrimary and Urgent CareTelehealthWellness

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead technical design for platform features and services, breaking ambiguous requirements into clear, incremental designs and stories for your team and adjacent partners

Implement backend services in Python/FastAPI and React frontends end-to-end, owning a continuous stream of stories from idea to production

Define and use clear API contracts and data flows between services and UIs, creating patterns and templates others can follow

Champion high-quality engineering practices, including code reviews, documentation, and maintainable, testable designs

Establish and evolve automated testing approaches (unit, integration, end-to-end) and incorporate them into everyday development

Establish CI/CD pipelines and release workflows so the team can ship small, safe changes frequently and confidently

Own the operational lifecycle of the features and services you build, including monitoring, observability, on-call participation, and incident follow-up

Design and implement secure-by-default solutions, including robust authentication/authorization, input validation, and safe handling of sensitive data

Identify and address reliability and performance risks early, proposing concrete technical improvements and sequencing them into the roadmap

Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers, helping them grow their impact and autonomy through pairing, design discussions, and feedback

Sets technical decision frameworks used across teams; aligns directors/PMs on investment strategy; resolves cross‑team conflicts with data and clear rationale

Qualification

PythonReactCI/CDAutomated testingFastAPIAPI designDistributed systemsSecurity fundamentalsObservabilityTechnical leadershipCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; equivalent work experience is acceptable

10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of leading and delivering large-scale, complex projects

Strong proficiency with Python and modern web backends (FastAPI, Flask, Django, or similar) and solid understanding of HTTP, API design, and data modeling

Significant experience with React (or a comparable SPA framework) and building production frontends that talk to backend APIs

Demonstrated ability to own features end-to-end: from shaping requirements through design, implementation, testing, deployment, and support

Experience designing and working with distributed systems or multi-service architectures (e.g., service boundaries, async jobs, integration patterns)

Solid understanding of observability and operations for production systems (metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, alerting, incident response)

Strong understanding of security fundamentals (authentication, authorization, secure data handling) and how they apply to web services and UIs

Deep familiarity with automated testing and CI/CD, and a track record of improving engineering workflows and quality

Excellent communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working closely with product, design, and other stakeholders

Proven ability to provide technical leadership in a hands-on way: unblocking others, making clear decisions, and raising the bar through code and reviews