Technical Architect/Staff Software Engineer

About This Role

This role is for a Staff Software Engineer and technical leader who combines deep technical expertise with strong architectural thinking and hands-on engineering excellence. You will lead complex, large-scale system designs, write high-quality code, and mentor engineers to elevate engineering standards across Medica.

Responsibilities

• Lead design for complex, large-scale systems, cross-service architectures, integrations, and cloud-native solutions
• Define and document architectural patterns, including API design, microservices, event-driven systems, and system reliability
• Evaluate existing systems, identify opportunities for modernization, and lead technical execution from concept through delivery
• Ensure that systems meet non-functional requirements such as scalability, observability, resilience, and security
• Write high-quality, maintainable code in Python, Java, and supporting technologies
• Lead complex debugging, performance tuning, and problem resolution efforts
• Conduct deep architectural and code reviews, raising quality across engineering teams
• Serve as a technical advisor and thought leader across projects, domains, and teams
• Mentor engineers at all levels; uplift engineering maturity across the organization
• Drive adoption of engineering best practices including automated testing, CI/CD, DevOps, and secure-by-design principles

Requirements

• Deep expertise in system design, distributed architecture, API design, microservices, and cloud technologies (AWS or Azure)
• Strong hands-on coding experience with Python and Java (plus experience with other modern languages or frameworks)
• Proven ability to lead cross-team technical initiatives without formal authority
• Experience integrating modern platforms with legacy systems in scalable and sustainable ways
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience in related field
• 7 years of work experience beyond degree

Nice to Have

• Experience in healthcare, insurance, health tech, or other regulated environments
• Familiarity with HIPAA, PHI, and secure system design principles
• Experience with event-driven architectures, streaming platforms, or domain-driven design
• Background in DevOps, containers/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), or infrastructure-as-code
• Experience driving organization-wide technical transformations or replatforming efforts

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits