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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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