Lead Engineer, IoT & Device Messaging
CAPSA SOLUTIONS LLC
Summary
We are seeking a Lead Engineer, IoT & Device Messaging, to shape the future of connected healthcare operations. Build high-scale IoT and middleware systems that power automated prescription fulfillment from order intake to patient delivery. This position reports to the Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture and is a REMOTE role requiring 50% travel.
Job description
What You Will Need
- IoT & Connected Device Platform Experience: Device identity and provisioning, Digital twins/shadow state, Fleet-scale device management, Telemetry pipelines, Offline/intermittent connectivity handling, OTA (over-the-air) configuration and firmware updates.
- Messaging Technologies (MQTT & gRPC): Production experience with MQTT and gRPC. Understanding of delivery guarantees, message ordering, backpressure, reliability patterns.
- Reliability, Guaranteed Delivery & High-Throughput Processing: At-least-once and effectively-once processing, Idempotency, Deduplication strategies, Transactional outbox patterns, Retry and dead-letter handling, Partitioning and ordering. Proven experience with low-latency, concurrent systems.
- Cloud-Native Architecture, Security & Technical Leadership: Kubernetes and containerization, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, Observability (OpenTelemetry, SLOs), Security: mTLS Certificates, OAuth 2.0 / OIDC, Secrets management, Threat modeling.
What We're Looking For
- A bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent field.
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- 4+ years designing and building distributed, real-time, or high-throughput production systems.
- Deep hands-on expertise in .NET and C#, including asynchronous programming, performance optimization, microservices, and scalable service architectures.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent field
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
- 4+ years designing and building distributed, real-time, or high-throughput production systems
- Deep hands-on expertise in .NET and C#
- Experience with asynchronous programming, performance optimization, microservices, and scalable service architectures
- IoT & Connected Device Platform Experience: device identity and provisioning, digital twins/shadow state, fleet-scale device management, telemetry pipelines, offline/intermittent connectivity handling, OTA configuration and firmware updates
- Production experience with MQTT and gRPC
- Understanding of delivery guarantees, message ordering, backpressure, reliability patterns
- Experience with at-least-once and effectively-once processing, idempotency, deduplication strategies, transactional outbox patterns, retry and dead-letter handling, partitioning and ordering
- Proven experience with low-latency, concurrent systems
- Kubernetes and containerization
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- CI/CD
- Observability (OpenTelemetry, SLOs)
- Security: mTLS Certificates, OAuth 2.0 / OIDC, Secrets management, Threat modeling
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid parental leave
- 401(k) with company match
- Company-paid Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability insurance
- Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Supplemental Life, AD&D, Accidental Injury, and Hospital Indemnity insurance
Company overview
CAPSA SOLUTIONS LLC, operating as Capsa Healthcare, is a leading provider of integrated healthcare technology solutions with over 60 years of industry experience. The company specializes in pharmacy automation, medication management systems, and point-of-care technologies that optimize clinical workflows and enhance patient safety. Capsa Healthcare offers a comprehensive portfolio of products including automated dispensing cabinets, pill counting systems, medication carts, central fill automation solutions, and medical computer workstations. Their innovative technologies are designed to streamline pharmacy operations, reduce medication errors, improve inventory management, and enhance overall clinical efficiency. Serving a diverse range of healthcare settings including hospitals, retail pharmacies, extended care facilities, and central fill operations, Capsa Healthcare has established itself as a trusted partner for healthcare providers seeking to modernize their medication management processes. The company's solutions are utilized by more than 60% of U.S. pharmacies and 70% of U.S. hospitals, demonstrating their significant market presence and industry leadership in healthcare automation technology.