Development Principal Engineer (Technology)

Posting Date 10/02/2026

5200 Virginia Way, Brentwood, Tennessee, 37027, United States of America

General Description: Principal Engineers provide technical leadership for design, development and support of IT applications and services. This position is focused on DaVita's Integration program which is a crucial platform used in many strategic initiatives required for DaVita Kidney Care.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Partner with IT Leadership to develop strategic and tactical plans to deliver projects and meet project objectives.
• Build a culture of Innovation in partnership with Principle Architects
• Drive Technical Excellence - establish Technical Best Practices and Governance within DaVita
• Develop and maintain knowledge of dialysis business processes as well as all DaVita systems that support the business.
• Keep up with latest technologies and best practices. Develop and maintain expertise in tools and technologies used at DaVita
• Collaborate with Prod Managers/Owners and Architects, DevOps and other IT teams to design, develop and deploy the best solutions to ensure high level of customer service.
• Partner with Dev Directors for successful delivery of projects. Periodically review and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Design and conduct technical skill building programs. Guide and mentor Tech Leads and Developers in above technologies and best practices.

Skills and Experience:

• Expertise in designing and developing large, highly scalable integration solutions and applications using a variety of Integration Platforms, Domain Driven Design, Micro Services Architecture, REST API Design, Google Cloud Platform.
• Expertise in technologies like Java 9, Fuse ESB, Micro Services, Spring Frameworks, Spring Cloud, Kafka, Denodo, Google Cloud Platform, Spanner, DataFlow, GKE, etc.
• Expertise in Agile methodologies with geographically dispersed teams on-site and off-shore.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills to be able to communicate with diverse audience
• Excellent time management, conflict management, decision-making, problem solving, presentation, documentation, planning and organization skills.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering.

• 10+ years of software architecture, design and development experience. What We’ll Provide: More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out

• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more

• Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.

At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

This position will be open for a minimum of three days.

For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: DaVita.jobs/WageRates

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits

Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.