Senior Staff Software Engineer

Join PatientPoint to be part of a dynamic team creating change in and around the doctor’s office. As a leading digital health company, we innovate to positively impact patient behaviors. Our purpose-driven approach offers an inspirational career opportunity where you can contribute to improving health outcomes for millions of patients nationwide.

Location: Remote

Travel Requirements: 4-5 weeks per year 

Job Summary  
The Senior Staff Software Engineer has expertise in the implementation and design of software platforms, including infrastructure, methodology, process, and tool stack. In this role, you’ll work to create the new unified platform using Python 3, React, Google Ad Manager, Elasticsearch, and AWS cloud. You thrive in environments where you are focused on writing high performance code that supports enterprise-grade architecture. You enjoy the experience of writing software for scale and taking ownership of the products that you contribute to. You’re seeking to have a tangible impact on your next career opportunity. You want to build things that matter. 

What You’ll Do  

• Architect, design, develop, and maintain complex software systems and APIs hosted in AWS cloud and spanning multiple technology domains.  
• Identify cross-cutting concerns within and across service boundaries and implement reusable solutions. 
• Consistently apply software design principles to implement business functionality. 
• Establish technical design and develop solutions, applications and APIs following application development standards and quality processes (70% of the time). 
• Ensure stability, performance and scalability of the PatientPoint platform and APIs. 
• Lead and manage team activities, planning, retrospective and standup meetings in the SCRUM environment (20% of the time). 
• Facilitate and lead story breakups and grooming. Drive feature level architecture/design sessions. 
• Increase the level of teams’ technical ability and drive measurable improvement of unit test coverage and overall quality of code. 
• Improve accuracy of estimates, development schedules, and lower project risk. 
• Perform detailed PR reviews on deliverables. Provide technical guidance to the team members. 
• Mentor junior individual contributors provide oversight of others’ work. 

What We Need  

• 10+ years of experience in a back-end software engineering role developing enterprise applications. 
• 10+ years of experience developing high availability, high performance, and scalable microservices. 
• 8+ years of experience creating cloud-based architecture and infrastructure-as-code. 
• 8+ years of experience in relational databases and SQL development. 
• Expert-level knowledge of Python 3 is required. 

Desired Qualifications  

• Proficiency in using AI based development tools (Claude, Cursor etc.) 
• Proficiency in front end development (JavaScript, TypeScript, React and/or Angular)  
• Proficiency in observability, monitoring and alerting (New Relic, Sentry) 
• Proficiency in Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code tools. 
• Proficiency in Elasticsearch and cloud-based search engines. 
• Experience with containerization/orchestration technologies such as Docker, Elastic Container Service (ECS), Kubernetes, etc. 
• Experience with Cloud-based security principles and protocols like OAuth2, JWT, HMAC, data encryption, hashing data, secret management, etc. 
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including Product, DevOps and Security etc. 
• Experience mentoring junior engineers. 
• Knowledge and understanding of digital advertising and ad servers (Google Ad Manager, Kevel, Sizemek, Dv360). 
• Knowledge of Healthcare industry standards and regulations (HIPAA, PHI). 
• Experience building software and iterating based on customer needs. 

What You'll Need to Succeed  

• Self-motivation, strong ambition, and interest in directly impacting business results.  
• Resourcefulness, multi-tasking skills, and creative problem-solving skills. 
• Curiosity and a strong passion for data, trend analysis, and storytelling through data. 
• Resiliency and ability to overcome challenges, sound business judgment.  
• Passion for relationship building and building trusted partnerships.  

Base Salary Band: $136,880 - $210,800

Compensation: At PatientPoint, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. We analyze and carefully consider several factors when determining compensation, including skills, qualifications, geographic location, and professional experience, which can cause your compensation to vary. The base salary range listed is just one component of PatientPoint’s total compensation package for employees. For additional details on our total benefits package, please review the section “About PatientPoint” at the end of this job description.

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About PatientPoint: 
PatientPoint® is the Point of Change company, transforming the healthcare experience through the strategic delivery of behavior-changing content at critical moments of care. As the nation’s largest and most impactful digital network in 30,000 physician offices, we connect patients, providers and health brands with relevant information that is proven to drive healthier decisions and better outcomes. Learn more at patientpoint.com. 

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What We Offer: 
We know you bring your whole self to work every day, and we are committed to supporting our full-time teammates with a comprehensive range of modernized benefits and cultural perks. We offer competitive compensation, flexible time off to recharge, hybrid work options, mental and emotional wellness resources, a 401K plan, and more. While these benefits are available to full-time team members, we strive to create a positive and supportive environment for all teammates.