# Principal Full Stack Engineer

> Tech Firefly · United States (Remote) · Contract · Posted 2026-06-24

**Salary:** USD 240,000–260,000

**Workplace:** remote

## Description

We are looking for a highly skilled Principal Full Stack Engineer to drive the development of our next-generation, interoperable healthcare solutions. This role requires a seasoned engineer who can seamlessly balance high-level architectural design with hands-on full-stack delivery.

The ideal candidate will have deep roots in Java ecosystems, strong frontend capabilities in Angular, and a comprehensive understanding of healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR/HL7) to connect complex clinical ecosystems.

**Location:** Remote

**Pay:** $120-130/hour

**Contract Length:** 12+ Months

**Responsibilities**

-   Lead the design and development of end-to-end applications, combining robust Java Microservices with a modern Angular frontend.
-   Architect seamless data exchange pipelines utilizing FHIR/HL7 standards and API Gateways.
-   Design and deploy scalable, cloud-native, and event-driven distributed systems on GCP.
-   Ensure data integrity and performance across PostgreSQL and distributed databases like Google Cloud Spanner.
-   Define engineering best practices, conduct code reviews, and guide agile teams toward successful product launches.

## Requirements

-   12–15 years of experience in full-stack software development, with significant tenure in architectural or principal roles.
-   Prior experience in the Healthcare domain is highly preferred.
-   Expert knowledge of Java Microservices, API Gateways, and healthcare compliance standards (FHIR / HL7).
-   Strong proficiency with Angular for building scalable enterprise user interfaces.
-   Proven experience architecting solutions on GCP and managing PostgreSQL or Spanner databases.
-   Advanced mastery of cloud-native systems, service mesh, and event-driven patterns.

**Nice to Have**

-   Familiarity with Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, specifically EPIC.
-   Proficiency with Python.
-   Experience with GKE, GCS, and APIGEE.
-   Exposure to Agentic AI and AI-assisted coding methodologies.

## Apply

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