Molina Healthcare · 5 hours ago
Principal Engineer, Applications - Pega/AI-ML/SQL- PostgreSQL - Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
8+ years expMolina Healthcare is seeking a Principal Engineer, Applications (Pega) to lead and elevate their enterprise application landscape. The role involves driving architectural decisions, mentoring engineering teams, and ensuring applications are scalable, secure, and aligned with strategic objectives.
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Responsibilities
Designs and builds company specific enterprise application systems and technology expertise across multiple disciplines for enterprise-level Pega applications
Applies and promotes key principles (e.g. stability, scalability, performance, security, compatibility, re-use), helping ensure a balance between tactical and strategic technology solutions
Considers business problems “end-to-end”: including people, process, and technology, both within and outside the enterprise, as part of any design solution
Promotes use of industry and enterprise technology standards
Monitors emerging technologies for potential application within or across the Corporation
Adheres to design and application development standards, methodology and, framework within Architectural compliance and governance
Guide and mentor development teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning
Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to long-term digital transformation efforts
Extensive hands-on experience with Pega application development, including architecture and design patterns
Practices and leads SW and applications design and development methodologies in adherence to SW development standards
Designs and develops SW applications or systems solving specific business or processing problem
Experience and hands on AI/ML development
Gathers business requirements and develops conceptual design and technical design for multiple projects concurrently
Works closely with Architects and business teams to align application systems design and development with the enterprise strategic direction
Builds relationship with IT leadership, technical teams (applications, infrastructure and others), vendors etc. to understand and solve problems
Provides leadership and direction to the engineers in the team and across the enterprise
Develops software (hands on code development) to meet key business objectives
Conducts peer review of other developers (internal and contract staff) to ensure standards and quality
Responsible for quality deliveries for self and application engineers. Participates in build vs. buy evaluation process
Leads architecture and design discussions in adherence to SW development standards
Provides design and architectural expertise on application systems / technologies, to both technical teams and business partners
Responsible to support the application system / service owner for system performance, budgeting and planning
Responsible for application system stability and scalability related activities
Responsible for alignment with project methodologies and change management processes
Responsible to organize, manage and lead cross-team project tasks and deliverables
Responsible for designing and building enterprise level application systems
Responsible for presentations and solutions submitted to technical and business review committees
Responsible for understanding the business area being supported by the team and the company's overall business
Ownership to provide cross-organization teamwork, collaboration, communication and leadership
Provides constructive feedback on people, process and technology for continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in relevant field
2+ years of demonstrated leadership experience
5+ years of hands-on technical implementation experience in mid to large IT Enterprise environments
8+ years of IT technical experience with IT enterprise infrastructure
Industry certifications required
Preferred
Pega LSA Certified is highly preferred
Pega Decisioning and Gen AI knowledge preferred
Benefits
Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package.
Company
Molina Healthcare
Molina Healthcare is a healthcare company that specializes in government-sponsored healthcare programs for families and individuals.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.35B2025-11-17Post Ipo Debt· $850M
2024-11-13Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2021-11-16Post Ipo Debt· $750M
Leadership Team
Dave Reynolds
Executive Vice President, Health Plans & Medicaid Chief Operating Officer
Debbie Simkins
Vice President, Office of the CIO
Recent News
2026-01-17
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