Principal Software Engineer

Position Overview NBME is seeking an experienced AWS Developer specialized in data architecture and processing to join the Product Engineering unit as a key member of the Scoring team. In this role, you will play a critical part in designing and developing a data-intensive new scoring system. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for the leading architecture, development, testing, and implementation of the new system. You will collaborate closely with fellow engineers, the Enterprise Application team, infrastructure team, and business units to translate business requirements into scalable, effective solutions within the AWS environment. Your work will have a direct impact on NBME's future growth and innovation. We're looking for someone who thrives in a highly collaborative, digitally driven environment. Bring your talent for developing innovative solutions to our inclusive culture, where diversity of ideas, experiences, and backgrounds is highly valued. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement At NBME, we continue to innovate and improve how we fulfill the evolving needs of the health care community. This commitment starts and ends with the people at NBME. By recruiting and empowering talented individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds, which includes professionals with diverse life experiences, abilities, and perspectives, NBME can take a well-informed, robust approach to advancing medical education and assessment for years to come. We also continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, workplace culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape. RESPONSIBILITIES * Strategic cloud and data architecture leadership: * Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance new scoring system data solutions on AWS to support business objectives * Define the long-term architecture strategy for data ingestion, storage, processing, and analytics for the new scoring system * Drive the adoption of AWS-native technologies and best practices across the organization * Evaluate and integrate new AWS services and data technologies to enhance capabilities and improve efficiency * Promote automation in data processing * Participate in business and technical requirement meetings, create technical designs and solutions to fit business goals, and provide estimates for proposed solutions. Communicate solutions to both technical and non-technical staff. * Work alongside Product Owners, Solution Architects, and other Engineers on the team and focus on leading design & implementation, mentoring other technical and functional team members to offer a comprehensive solution. * Work closely with scrum teams on technical review of solutions and consult with enterprise architecture review board to ensure adherence to the enterprise architecture and security standards. * Lead and manage an offshore team of technical professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, code review and support, ensuring on time and high quality execution by team members. QUALIFICATIONS Skills and Abilities: * Deep understanding of AWS data architecture and services, including Amazon S3, Amazon Athena, Amazon DynomDB and QuickSight. * Practical knowledge of integrating serverless data processing workflows with event-driven architectures using Amazon SQS, SNS, and EventBridge. * Strong understanding of serverless computing concepts and architectures in data processing contexts. * Hands-on experience with serverless data transformation and orchestration tools such as AWS Glue and AWS Step Functions. * Advanced knowledge of AWS SDKs for Python and frameworks for integrating data services. * Proficient in managing large-scale datasets in Amazon S3, including implementing lifecycle policies, archiving strategies, and data partitioning. * Experience with database optimization strategies, schema design, and query performance tuning for non-relational datasets. * Understanding of non-relational data store architectures, including columnar storage and distributed query engines. * Strong knowledge of data security and compliance practices, including encryption (KMS), IAM policies, and implementing row/column-level security in AWS data services. * Proficiency with AWS monitoring tools like CloudWatch, X-Ray, and CloudTrail for tracking data pipeline performance and resolving issues. * Ability to troubleshoot complex issues in distributed data systems, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance. * Experience in cost optimization for data solutions, balancing performance and storage needs with budgetary constraints. * Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, including AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK deploying data architectures. * Proven ability to lead large-scale data architecture projects and collaborate effectively with stakeholders * Strong mentorship skills to guide engineers in adopting data best practices, improving data literacy, and achieving technical excellence. * Clear and effective communication skills to articulate complex technical solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences. Experience: * 10 to 15 years of experience in Information Technology with expertise in designing and building large scale applications, security, or infrastructure solutions. Education: * Bachelor's Degree in a Related Field or Equivalent Work Experience. NBME offers a versatile selection of high-quality assessments and educational services for students, professionals, educators, regulators and institutions dedicated to the evolving needs of medical education and health care. To ensure our assessments meet the highest standards of quality, stay relevant and align to the current curriculum in medical schools and training programs, we rely on a wide network of collaborators. These include the volunteers who help develop our exam questions, the committees and panels who represent various groups within the medical education community, external researchers and health profession organizations. We are committed to meeting the needs of educators and learners globally with assessment products and expert services such as NBME Subject Examinations, Customized Assessment Services, Self-Assessments, the International Foundations of Medicine Program and Item Writing Workshops. Together with the Federation of State Medical Boards, NBME develops and manages the United States Medical Licensing Examination, which measures the ability to apply knowledge and skills that form the basis of safe and effective patient care. Our Competency-based Assessment unit is focused on new methods as well as the optimization of assessment in the workplace and education. As a result of leadership in ongoing research, innovative measurement practices and the exploration of forward-thinking assessment modalities and improvements, NBME advances assessment science. Our grant and funding opportunities further support this dedication to medical education and assessment science. We help develop the next generation of assessment professionals through our Summer Psychometric Internship Program. Through the Stemmler Fund, Strategic Educators Enhancement Fund and Latin America Grants Program, researchers and educators can continue to improve the assessment of health care professionals around the world. NBME views diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as foundational and enduring to our strategy and vision. We continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape. Our commitment manifests in our hiring and staff development, recruitment for committees, grants programs, design and review of our assessments, and involvement in our local and national communities. Learn more about NBME at NBME.org. Compensation we are offering for this position is at $156,080- $195,100/year. Please note that the offered rate for this position typically aligns with the minimum to midrange of this grade, but it can vary based on the successful candidate's qualifications and experience, department budget, and an internal equity review. The NBME offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a rewarding work environment. Excellent Benefits include: Healthcare, Dental, Prescription, and Vision plans; 401(k) w/match, Tuition Reimbursement Plan, Commuter Benefit: Public Transit or Parking options. Remote Friendly Workplace. NBME is an equal opportunity employer as defined by the EEOC. #LI-Remote #Senior