Principal Engineer

The role

You will own the decision engine behind staffing recommendations. You will design and build decision logic, systems for staffing rules, and software that explains recommendations to users.

What you will do

• Design and build the decision logic behind staffing recommendations, alerts, and workflows
• Own systems that balance staffing rules, hospital policies, patient needs, and operational constraints
• Partner with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineers to build complex software solutions
• Work directly with clinical leaders to understand how staffing decisions are made
• Build software that explains why it reached a recommendation
• Define where automation ends and human judgment begins
• Continuously improve the system using customer feedback, production data, and real-world outcomes

Required qualifications

• Expertise with TypeScript
• Full-stack experience
• Problem-solving instinct
• Systems thinking
• Customer orientation
• Ownership and communication

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible PTO
• Unlimited travel budget to visit customer sites
• Twice-yearly company off-sites
• Free meals in the office
• $5,000 relocation bonus for eligible employees
• Desk setup reimbursement
• Commuter benefits
• Monthly gym/wellness stipend

About the company

Vitalize is building the AI operating system for how health systems manage labor and capacity. They are trusted by leading health systems across the country.