This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Software Engineer based in United States.
You will join a mission-driven, high-scale engineering organization focused on building and evolving critical healthcare communication systems used by clinicians and care teams every day. In this role, you will operate as a senior technical leader with broad influence across multiple engineering teams, shaping architecture, driving complex system design decisions, and improving platform reliability at scale. You will work hands-on across backend and frontend systems, contributing directly to production code while also defining engineering standards and long-term technical direction. The environment requires strong cross-functional collaboration with product, architecture, DevOps, and leadership stakeholders to ensure scalable and resilient solutions. You will also play a key role in modernizing infrastructure, improving developer productivity, and strengthening system observability. In addition, you will mentor engineers and help elevate engineering practices across the organization. This is a high-impact role where your decisions directly influence platform stability, performance, and user experience in a mission-critical domain.
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Software Engineer based in United States.
You will join a mission-driven, high-scale engineering organization focused on building and evolving critical healthcare communication systems used by clinicians and care teams every day. In this role, you will operate as a senior technical leader with broad influence across multiple engineering teams, shaping architecture, driving complex system design decisions, and improving platform reliability at scale. You will work hands-on across backend and frontend systems, contributing directly to production code while also defining engineering standards and long-term technical direction. The environment requires strong cross-functional collaboration with product, architecture, DevOps, and leadership stakeholders to ensure scalable and resilient solutions. You will also play a key role in modernizing infrastructure, improving developer productivity, and strengthening system observability. In addition, you will mentor engineers and help elevate engineering practices across the organization. This is a high-impact role where your decisions directly influence platform stability, performance, and user experience in a mission-critical domain.
Accountabilities:
- Lead the design and evolution of distributed systems and platform architecture across multiple teams, ensuring scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
- Contribute hands-on to production-grade features and system improvements using Python and React, including complex refactors and modernization efforts.
- Define and enforce engineering standards, patterns, and best practices to improve consistency, performance, and developer productivity.
- Drive technical initiatives end-to-end, including design documentation, cross-team alignment, implementation, and delivery oversight.
- Improve CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes deployments, and infrastructure automation using tools such as Docker, Helm, ArgoCD, and Jenkins.
- Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to enhance AWS-based infrastructure, observability, and system efficiency.
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical coaching, and knowledge-sharing initiatives such as tech talks and documentation.
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, including significant experience at senior or staff level in distributed, product-focused environments.
- Strong expertise in Python and at least one web framework (Django, FastAPI, or Flask), with working knowledge of React or similar frontend frameworks.
- Proven track record of leading complex, multi-team technical initiatives from design through delivery.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, including service decomposition, event-driven architecture, caching, APIs, and data consistency.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and modern CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Helm, ArgoCD).
- Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL or similar relational databases, including performance tuning, schema design, and scaling strategies.
- Experience with AWS services such as ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, SQS/SNS, and CloudWatch.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse stakeholders.
- Experience improving engineering culture through mentorship, documentation, and process or tooling enhancements.
- Experience in regulated environments (e.g., healthcare or HIPAA) and familiarity with observability tools is a plus.
- Competitive compensation package with a base salary range of $170,000 to $210,000 USD, plus potential equity eligibility.
- Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision insurance from day one.
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching and immediate vesting.
- Generous paid time off including holidays, floating holidays, and flexible vacation policies.
- Remote-first work environment supporting flexibility and work-life balance.
- Annual professional development budget for training, certifications, and conferences.
- Opportunity to contribute to mission-critical healthcare technology with meaningful real-world impact.
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