Staff Software Engineer - Insurance
Leads the design and implementation of scalable insurance platforms for eligibility, pricing, provider matching, and claims. The role combines hands-on software engineering, ML-powered automation, healthcare data systems, and technical mentorship.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of systems powering insurance operations, including patient identification, pricing estimates, provider matching, and claims.
- Build data-intensive, ML-powered platforms serving patients and providers.
- Develop scalable systems that improve insurance accuracy, reliability, and automation across payers and states.
- Mentor engineers and write high-impact code at the intersection of healthcare data and payer operations.
- Build ML models, OCR pipelines, eligibility automation, claims automation, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
- Define solutions for ambiguous problems, coordinate across teams, and deliver shipped software.
Technical Stack
- Languages: TypeScript, Python 3
- Frontend: React, Remix, Next.js
- Backend and storage: FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Postgres, Redis, Snowflake
- Infrastructure: AWS, Temporal, Kafka
- Operations: Datadog, Sentry, PagerDuty
- AI tools: Cursor, Claude, Gemini, Eddy
Requirements and Qualifications
- Think at the platform level and create abstractions that help other teams move faster and more safely.
- Find structure in complex, variable payer data and build reliable systems around it.
- Remain hands-on and write code where it has the highest leverage.
- Take ownership of outcomes rather than tasks.
- Communicate precisely through design documents, written communication, and cross-functional meetings.
Compensation and Benefits
- Base pay range: $224,000-$336,000.
- Equity compensation.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- HSA/FSA.
- 401(k).
- Work-from-home stipend.
- Therapy reimbursement.
- 16-week parental leave for eligible employees.
- Carrot Fertility annual reimbursement and membership.
- 13 paid holidays and a holiday break between December 25 and December 31.
- Flexible PTO.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Training and professional development.
Skills
TypeScript, Python, React, Remix, Next.js, FastAPI, Sqlalchemy, Postgres, Redis, Snowflake, AWS, Temporal, Kafka, Datadog, Sentry
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