About the RoleGrowth Engineering is the team responsible for building and maintaining the reliable, configurable systems that power scalable client launches and secure member access to Modern Health, one that gives customers programmatic and self-service control over eligibility, identity, and feature packaging while ensuring members can quickly and reliably reach the care they're entitled to. This includes owning the engineering behind eligibility processing, identity and access, the client configuration platform, and support of our reporting platform. Collectively, this is the engineering core of how Modern Health onboards, authenticates, and scales technical access for every client and member globally.We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer who can operate with high ownership across the full stack: someone we can trust to work cross-functionally with product and design, translate ambiguous problems into clear technical plans (tech specs/RFCs), and then execute against that plan, both individually and in close collaboration with other engineers.This position is not eligible to be performed in Hawaii.What You'll Do:Truly full stack product development with a slight lean towards the backendBuild and maintain GraphQL APIs powered by Python services (Django, Flask)Implement web and mobile user experiences using React & React NativeEngineer efficient and reusable systems that drive complex web and mobile applicationsMaintain HIPAA and GDPR compliance and general security through best practice implementationIndependently write and execute technical plans (tech specs/RFCs) for large, ambiguous, cross-domain projects, negotiating scope with product along the wayLead ambiguous or large projects, working collaboratively with design, product, cross-functional partners, and other engineers to deliver a cohesive adaptive care experienceServe as the directly responsible individual from engineering on roadmap commitments, owning launch timelines, decomposing work, and coordinating dependencies across teamsWrite and maintain technical documentation, unit tests, and integration testsBe a thought leader in strategic engineering and tech initiatives, and contribute to cross-team engineering forumsLead and contribute to cross-team engineering forums and on cross-team engineering projectsMentor other engineers to scale your impact both on Care Journey and across the engineering departmentProvide compassionate and impactful reviews of technical project plans and codeParticipate in on-call, driving investigation, remediation, and process improvements from recurring issuesImmigration sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must be able to maintain work authorization for the duration of employment without employer sponsorship or employer-provided training plans or attestations (including, for example, the Form I-983 required for STEM OPT).Our Stack:Python, Django, Flask, FASTApi, aiohttpGraphQL, RESTReact, React Native, Typescript, Redux, VitePostgreSQL, RedisDockerAmazon Web Services (AWS) including ECS, RDS, Cloudfront, etc.Who You Are / Requirements:8+ years of relevant software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languagesAt least 2+ years of production experience in full-stack web development, including Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, React Native, and ReactDeep familiarity with our tech stack (or a directly comparable one) strongly preferred; expect to start meaningfully contributing within your first 30 daysDemonstrated high ownership: you independently decompose very ambiguous problems into component parts, propose technically elegant strategies, and can estimate and deliver against them with confidenceA track record of writing technical plans (tech specs/RFCs) that hold up under cross-functional scrutiny, and driving solutioning for initiatives that span multiple domains or teamsExperience building and maintaining GraphQL and/or REST APIsExperience scaling relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) and writing performant queriesProven ability to work cross-functionally and be trusted as a technical partner by product, design, and other engineering teams, including navigating disagreement and bringing people along on a technical directionExcellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable driving alignment with stakeholders outside your immediate teamExperience mentoring and effectively working with a distributed development teamExperience leading and architecting large-scale projects as a technical thought leaderPassion for building something to improve the lives of others.Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must be able to maintain work authorization for the duration of employment without employer sponsorship or employer-provided training plans or attestations (including, for example, the Form I-983 required for STEM OPT).Bonus points if you have experience in:Authorization protocols such as SSO SAML, OIDC, JWT.AI/LLM-powered product features (e.g., recommendation systems, conversational or agentic experiences)Experience with maturely leveraging AI in your development lifecycle to improve quality and speed for yourself and other engineersExperience with SQL, bash, or other scripting languages to facilitate debugging or developer-experience contributionsWorking with AWS or other cloud platformsWorking at a high-growth startupWorking in Health Tech or HR.Benefits:Fundamentals:Medical / Dental / Vision / Disability / Life Insurance High Deductible Health Plan with Health Savings Account (HSA) optionFlexible Spending Account (FSA)Access to coaches and therapists through Modern Health's platformFlexible Time Off Company-wide Collective Pause Days Family Support:Parental Leave Policy Family Forming Benefit through CarrotFamily Assistance Benefit through UrbanSitterProfessional Development:Professional Development StipendFinancial Wellness:401kFinancial Planning Benefit through OriginBut wait there’s more…! Annual Wellness Stipend to use on items that promote your overall well being New Hire Stipend to help cover work-from-home setup costsModSquad Community: Virtual events like active ERGs, holiday themed activities, team-building events and moreMonthly Cell Phone Reimbursement
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