Principal Engineer

New York (Preferred) or Remote. Posted a month ago

The role

The Principal Engineer will own the application architecture for a pet healthcare company. You will set technical direction across insurance, claims, partner integration, and AI systems while working directly in the codebase.

What you will do

Own the end state of the insurance provider interface and the retirement path for legacy models.
Design partner and carrier onboarding to be a configuration exercise rather than an application build.
Run the architecture review process and maintain a decision log.
Define a single identity architecture spanning enterprise SSO, partner portal, and consumer authentication.
Own the architecture of AI systems across claims adjudication, customer support, and internal engineering tooling.
Mentor squad tech leads and raise technical design standards without people management.

Required qualifications

Experience holding and driving a cross-cutting architectural decision from ambiguity to a shipped outcome.
Track record of retiring and scaling systems and working within half-migrated codebases.
Depth in Python and Django, relational data modeling, and third-party integration at scale.
Experience putting non-deterministic systems into production.
Written and verbal clarity to argue what not to build.
Comfort with the role focusing on unblocking two squads.

Nice to have

Familiarity with Kubernetes and GCP
Experience in insurance, benefits, payments, healthcare, or another regulated, integration-heavy domain

Benefits

Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
HSA/FSA
401(k) retirement planning with employer matching
Unlimited paid time off
Annual company holidays
Additional company-wide recharge days off
12 weeks parental leave for eligible employees
Company paid Wagmo pet wellness and insurance plans
Regular company-wide events and team gatherings
Pet-friendly office
Catered lunches

About the company

Wagmo is a modern pet healthcare company founded in 2017. It is headquartered in New York City and provides pet wellness plans, emergency coverage, and telehealth guidance.