Principal Software Engineer
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Role Overview
We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead upcoming data pod consolidation initiatives and shape next-generation cloud data solutions. This is a client-facing leadership role that blends deep technical expertise with delivery ownership, team shaping, and trust-building with stakeholders.
You will operate as a deal shaper, technical authority, and delivery owner, responsible for ensuring team throughput, velocity, and quality while helping define the long-term data platform vision.
This role requires strong experience designing, building, and operationalizing cloud-native data solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with a particular focus on event-driven architectures, API-first design, and healthcare data standards (HL7).
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Architecture
Lead the design and delivery of cloud-native data platforms built on Google Cloud Platform
Define and implement event-driven and streaming architectures using Pub/Sub and Kafka (based on data source)
Serve as a technical authority for API-first data access patterns, including FastAPI-based services
Establish architectural patterns, reusable components, and custom Cloud Run templates
Lay the foundation for building new data solutions and accelerators across clients
Client & Delivery Ownership
Act as trusted technical advisor for clients, owning delivery quality and technical credibility
Shape project scope, technical approach, and backlog alongside client stakeholders
Lead end-to-end Agile story ownership, from requirements through implementation and delivery
Ensure alignment between business requirements, healthcare compliance, and technical execution
Agile & Team Enablement
Partner with product owners to define and refine backlog and user stories
Enable pod teams to execute effectively once stories are shaped
Own delivery metrics including velocity, throughput, and engineering quality
Mentor senior engineers and uplift engineering best practices across teams
Must-Have Technical Skills
Google Cloud Platform (Advanced)
Cloud Run (heavy usage) with custom templates
BigQuery
Dataflow
Pub/Sub
Cloud Storage
CloudSQL
Dataplex (used in every workflow)
Dataproc
Broad, hands-on experience across the GCP suite
Data & Integration
Streaming and batch data pipelines
Kafka (based on source system integration)
Healthcare data exchange using HL7 standards
Secure data sharing and compliance-aware design
Engineering & DevOps
GitHub-based CI/CD pipelines
Infrastructure-aware development and deployment
API development using FastAPI
Experience setting technical foundations for scalable, enterprise solutions
Delivery & Process
Agile/Scrum delivery with full E2E story ownership
Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams
Proven ability to lead without direct authority
Nice-to-Have Qualifications
Experience with dbt (dbt Labs)
Familiarity with clinical data and CMS billing data
Experience working across full medallion architectures (bronze/silver/gold) in cloud environments
Prior experience consolidating or modernizing data platforms
Role Overview
We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead upcoming data pod consolidation initiatives and shape next-generation cloud data solutions. This is a client-facing leadership role that blends deep technical expertise with delivery ownership, team shaping, and trust-building with stakeholders.
You will operate as a deal shaper, technical authority, and delivery owner, responsible for ensuring team throughput, velocity, and quality while helping define the long-term data platform vision.
This role requires strong experience designing, building, and operationalizing cloud-native data solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with a particular focus on event-driven architectures, API-first design, and healthcare data standards (HL7).
Job Description
Technical Leadership & Architecture
Lead the design and delivery of cloud-native data platforms built on Google Cloud Platform
Define and implement event-driven and streaming architectures using Pub/Sub and Kafka (based on data source)
Serve as a technical authority for API-first data access patterns, including FastAPI-based services
Establish architectural patterns, reusable components, and custom Cloud Run templates
Lay the foundation for building new data solutions and accelerators across clients
Client & Delivery Ownership
Act as trusted technical advisor for clients, owning delivery quality and technical credibility
Shape project scope, technical approach, and backlog alongside client stakeholders
Lead end-to-end Agile story ownership, from requirements through implementation and delivery
Ensure alignment between business requirements, healthcare compliance, and technical execution
Agile & Team Enablement
Partner with product owners to define and refine backlog and user stories
Enable pod teams to execute effectively once stories are shaped
Own delivery metrics including velocity, throughput, and engineering quality
Mentor senior engineers and uplift engineering best practices across teams
The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is $103,879 to $242,400.
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Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave
Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
Life and disability insurance
Employee assistance programs
Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility
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Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.
Ref. code: 468549
Posted on: Apr 30, 2026
Experience Level: Experienced Professionals
Contract Type: Permanent
Location:
Nashville, TN, US
Brand: Capgemini
Professional Community: Software Engineering
Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.
