Principal Engineer, IoT & Device Messaging
CAPSA SOLUTIONS LLC
Summary
We are seeking a Principal Engineer with deep IoT and distributed systems expertise to lead the architecture that connects pharmacy software with conveyors, PLCs, vision systems, divertors, and label printers. This position reports to the Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture and is a REMOTE role requiring 50% travel.
Job description
What You'll Do
Lead the architecture that connects pharmacy software with various hardware systems including conveyors, vision systems, and label printers. Design and maintain robust, high-throughput distributed systems that support global healthcare operations.
What We're Looking For
- A bachelor's degree in engineering or related field; master's degree is a plus
- 12+ years software engineering experience
- 5+ years building distributed, real-time, or high-throughput systems
Required Experience
- Deep .NET / C# Distributed Systems Expertise
- Expert-level C# and .NET
- Async programming
- Performance tuning
- Microservices architecture
- IoT / Connected Device Platform Experience
- Device identity and provisioning
- Device twins/shadow state
- Fleet management
- Telemetry pipelines
- OTA (over-the-air) configuration and firmware updates
- Handling intermittent connectivity
- Messaging, Guaranteed Delivery & Reliability Architecture
- gRPC
- MQTT
- At-least-once delivery
- Idempotency
- Deduplication
- Transactional outbox
- Retry logic
- Dead-letter queues
- Partitioning and ordering
- Reconciliation
- Kubernetes, SaaS Platform Architecture & Operations
- Multi-tenant SaaS
- Containers
- Kubernetes
- Infrastructure as Code
- CI/CD
- OpenTelemetry
- SLOs/Observability
- Security for Connected Devices and Distributed Systems
- Device identity
- Certificate authentication
- Mutual TLS
- OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect
- Service-to-service authorization
- MQTT access control
- Secrets management
- Threat modeling
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
- 12+ years software engineering experience
- 5+ years building distributed, real-time, or high-throughput systems
- Expert-level C# and .NET
- Async programming
- Performance tuning
- Microservices architecture
- Device identity and provisioning
- Device twins/shadow state
- Fleet management
- Telemetry pipelines
- OTA configuration and firmware updates
- Handling intermittent connectivity
- gRPC
- MQTT
- At-least-once delivery
- Idempotency
- Deduplication
- Transactional outbox
- Retry logic
- Dead-letter queues
- Partitioning and ordering
- Reconciliation
- Multi-tenant SaaS
- Containers
- Kubernetes
- Infrastructure as Code
- CI/CD
- OpenTelemetry
- SLOs/Observability
- Certificate authentication
- Mutual TLS
- OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect
- Service-to-service authorization
- MQTT access control
- Secrets management
- Threat modeling
Benefits
- 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.