Founding Engineer: AI Native HealthTech Startup

What we're looking for We need a Founding Software Engineer with 2+ years of full-stack TypeScript experience, preferably in a healthcare or fintech startup. This is a super exciting and mission-driven role at a well funded startup ($6.5M raised), where you can shape engineering and broader culture. What you'll do Develop, test, and release new features, shipping production code from day one. Work across the full stack: backend, frontend, infrastructure, architecture, analytics, and integrations. Design and work with data structures, analytics modeling, and parsing complex healthcare datasets to surface actionable insights. Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical decision-making to ensure a clean, stable, and maintainable codebase. Opportunity to own problems end-to-end and wear multiple hats—whether that's working directly with customers, shaping product roadmaps, or iterating on UX design. Work in a hybrid environment in NYC, collaborating closely with the team in person. Requirements 2+ years of experience as a full-time full-stack TypeScript software engineer (back-end leaning) Experience with React, TypeScript, Node.js Experience in healthcare and fintech preferred Extremely high competency with AI coding tools (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor) Ideally 1+ year at a venture-backed startup (pre Series B) Experience turning unstructured, complex datasets into business insights Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code, LLMs, and cloud-based data pipelines Able to work on-site in a hybrid environment (4 days/wk in NYC, Union Square) Authorized to work in the U.S. Compensation & Benefits Salary bands: $130-200K (includes mid level and senior bands; candidates with higher YOE may be considered for principal level) Competitive equity package Fully covered health insurance and competitive stipend to cover dental, co-pays etc (ICHRA) 401(k) Flexible PTO that we actually take (encouraged minimum of 15 days) Lunch provided in office Mon-Thurs Commuter benefits, new work equipment and workstation set up, etc. Interview Process Interview with Head of Engineering (30 minutes) Interview with Founder/CEO (30 minutes) Technical interview / practical technical conversation (1 hour) (Optional) Onsite & lunch with team (~2 hours)