# Principal Full Stack Engineer

> Tech Firefly · Nashville, United States (Hybrid) · Contract · Posted 2026-06-24

**Salary:** USD 240,000–260,000

**Workplace:** hybrid

## Description

We are seeking a Principal Full Stack Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and modernization of our enterprise healthcare platforms. In this role, you will bridge deep backend expertise with modern cloud-native architectures to build scalable, secure, and resilient distributed systems.

**Location:** Remote with an initial travel requirement (~50% travel for the first 3 months, scaling down to ~25% thereafter). While open to remote candidates across the US, proximity to Nashville, TN is a strong plus.

**Pay:** $120-130/hour

**Contract Length:** 12+ Months

**Responsibilities**

-   Lead the technical direction for robust, cloud-native microservices and event-driven architectures.
-   Write clean, production-grade code in Java and Python while mentoring senior engineering talent.
-   DevOps best practices, leveraging Terraform and Git to automate environment provisioning and deployments on GCP.
-   Design high-performance relational and distributed databases using PostgreSQL and Google Cloud Spanner.
-   Integration of Agentic AI, Google Vertex AI, and AI-assisted development workflows (e.g., Devin, Claude) to accelerate delivery.

## Requirements

-   12–15 years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record in a Principal or Lead capacity.

-   Previous experience within the Healthcare sector is highly preferred.
-   Expert-level knowledge of Java Microservices and Python.
-   Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), specifically GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine), GCS, and VPC.
-   Advanced proficiency with Terraform and Git-based workflows.
-   Strong experience with PostgreSQL and/or Google Cloud Spanner.
-   Deep understanding of distributed systems, service mesh, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native design patterns.

**Nice to Have**

-   Angular.
-   Hands-on experience with Agentic AI frameworks and Google Vertex AI.
-   Experience leveraging AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Devin, Claude) to optimize development velocity.

## Apply

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