Principal Software Engineer

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Shape what’s next in dental technology!

Join a global leader redefining dental practice management and do work that actually matters. At Henry Schein One, we are a team of care catalysts: people who fuel innovation, challenge the status quo, and bring an entrepreneurial mindset to everything we do. Your ideas fuel innovation that enhances patient care and drives real results for practices.

We don’t just talk about impact; we build it! Backed by a trusted reputation, our leaders foster an inclusive and supportive environment where we stay solely focused on our mission, empowering you to think boldly, collaborate creatively, and grow. We have high expectations for performance and delivering results; as part of a winning team, you’ll work hard, challenge the status quo, and bring a growth mindset. Here, your strengths are recognized, your development matters, and your wins celebrated.

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Principal Software Engineer

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Shape what’s next in dental technology.

Join Henry Schein One!

Join a global leader redefining dental practice management and do work that actually matters. At Henry Schein One, we are a team of care catalysts: people who fuel innovation, challenge the status quo, and bring an entrepreneurial mindset to everything we do. Your ideas fuel innovation that enhances patient care and drives real results for practices.

We don’t just talk about impact; we build it! Backed by a trusted reputation, our leaders foster an inclusive and supportive environment where we stay solely focused on our mission, empowering you to think boldly, collaborate creatively, and grow. We have high expectations for performance and delivering results; as part of a winning team, you’ll work hard, challenge the status quo, and bring a growth mindset. Here, your strengths are recognized, your development matters, and your wins celebrated.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will advance the Dentrix platform at a company where AI is already changing what dental care looks like in practice, from catching cavities a human eye would miss to flagging imaging issues before a claim goes out the door. You will shape architectural direction, define AI standards, and embed intelligent capabilities into both the product and the development lifecycle. This is an impact-oriented team that ships into production systems used by dental practices every day.

This position is remote in the United States with up to 10% travel as needed.

What You Will Do

• Deliver measurable improvements in performance, reliability, and intelligence by building modern, scalable full stack solutions with integrated AI capabilities
• Embed AI-first thinking across system design and development, leveraging LLMs, agentic frameworks, and AI-assisted tools to enhance product functionality and engineering productivity
• Define and drive adoption of architecture standards, including scalable AI patterns and responsible guardrails to ensure interoperability, security, and future readiness
• Modernize the technology stack and development practices to improve engineering velocity, scalability, and code quality through automation, CI/CD, and emerging tools
• Strengthen system resilience and uptime through proactive dependency management, observability, fault tolerance, and intelligent monitoring
• Lead technical direction and cross-team alignment by promoting best practices, enabling data-driven experimentation, and translating complex trade-offs into clear decisions

Technologies We Use

• C#, .NET, Java, SpringBoot, C++
• SQL-based data systems
• WinForms and WPF (with ongoing modernization efforts)
• GitLab with CI/CD pipelines
• Client-server architecture evolving toward modern, distributed systems, event-driven architecture and CQRS patterns
• Win32 API and WinUI 3 (bonus)
• AI/ML technologies, including:
• LLMs, RAG pipelines, and prompt engineering
• Agentic frameworks and orchestration tools
• Model evaluation, monitoring, and responsible AI practices
• AI-assisted developer tooling to enhance productivity

What Success Looks Like

• Systems are more stable, scalable, and intelligent, with improved automation and reduced manual intervention with AI capabilities thoughtfully integrated into engineering workflows, driving measurable efficiency gains
• Engineering teams are aligned on architecture, including AI patterns and guardrails, reducing risk and increasing speed of delivery
• Cross-team initiatives are delivered predictably in complex, interdependent environments, with clear technical direction
• You actively mentor and support teams through structured forums, creating opportunities to share knowledge, elevate technical understanding, and build stronger cross-functional alignment

What We Are Looking For

• 12+ years of delivering high-impact backend or full stack systems / enterprise software
• Demonstrated ability to design, apply, and scale AI/ML systems within software products and development lifecycles
• Experience working with or implementing LLMs, agentic frameworks, and model evaluation practices
• Solid understanding of AI system design trade-offs, with the ability to define architecture patterns and establish responsible AI guardrails
• Experience leveraging AI tools to enhance personal and team productivity, bringing an AI-first mindset to development and problem-solving
• Experience leading technical direction as a team or technical lead and influencing architecture and strategy across multiple development teams
• Expertise in unit testing, system design, and reliability engineering
• In depth understanding of domain-driven design and system interdependencies
• Experience working in agile environments with excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Hands-on and willing to dive deep into complex problems, partnering with teams to diagnose root causes, navigate ambiguity, and drive practical, scalable solutions

What Will Set You Apart

• Experience modernizing legacy systems into microservices architectures
• Familiarity with JavaScript / TypeScript
• Exposure to Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

What you’ll gain as a #TeamSchein member

The posted range for this position is $150,000 - $195,000 which is the expected starting salary range for an employee who is new to the role to fully proficient in the role. Many factors go into determining employee pay within the posted range including prior experience, current skills, location/labor market, internal equity, etc. This position is eligible for a bonus target not reflected in the range.

A robust benefits package including health coverage, retirement savings with company match, paid time off, parental leave, wellbeing resources, education support, and MORE!

Henry Schein, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability that can be reasonably accommodated without undue hardship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, citizenship, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Unfortunately, Henry Schein One is not currently hiring individuals residing in Delaware, Hawaii, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, Puerto Rico, and other US territories.

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