About the Company

A rapidly growing healthcare technology company is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help architect and scale a mission-critical platform used by millions of patients and healthcare providers nationwide. This organization is transforming how patients engage with complex healthcare journeys through modern software, thoughtful design, and a deep commitment to improving outcomes.

This is an opportunity to join a high-impact engineering team where technical leadership, architectural decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration are critical to the company's continued growth. The ideal candidate enjoys solving complex backend challenges, influencing technical direction, and mentoring engineers while remaining hands-on in development.

About the Role

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and building scalable backend systems, APIs, and infrastructure that support a rapidly growing product ecosystem. You'll partner closely with Product, Design, Customer Success, and Engineering leadership to translate business objectives into durable technical solutions. This role requires strong system design capabilities, deep backend expertise, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while balancing speed, quality, scalability, and maintainability.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using TypeScript and modern Node.js frameworks
Lead architecture and system design initiatives across new and existing products
Own complex technical domains from design through implementation and ongoing operation
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Customer-facing teams
Translate business objectives and customer needs into practical technical execution plans
Drive engineering best practices around performance, observability, maintainability, and reliability
Evaluate technical tradeoffs and make sound architectural decisions
Identify and address scalability challenges, technical debt, security concerns, and operational risks
Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical leadership
Contribute to incident response, root-cause analysis, and system resiliency improvements
Leverage modern tooling and AI-assisted development workflows to improve engineering efficiency

Qualifications

5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Significant experience building and maintaining backend systems in production environments
Deep expertise with TypeScript and Node.js
React frontend workflows
Strong experience designing scalable, distributed systems
Proven ability to operate independently in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Experience translating high-level product goals into technical solutions
Strong understanding of API design, backend architecture, and data modeling
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Ability to balance technical excellence with practical business needs

Required Skills

Deep expertise with TypeScript and Node.js, strong experience designing scalable, distributed systems, excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills

Experience translating high-level product goals into technical solutions, proven ability to operate independently in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

Pay range and compensation package

Competitive base salary and equity participation
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Open Paid Time Off
Paid family and medical leave
Paid holidays
401(k) retirement plan
Fully remote work environment

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices.

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