Staff Software Engineer

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Role Details

Company: US-based healthcare technology company

Industry: Healthcare / AI / SaaS

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Arrangement: Hybrid — 4 days in-office per week

Salary: $240,000–$295,000

Experience: 7+ years

Visa Sponsorship: Eligible visa transfers supported

Hiring Count: 3 candidates

About the Company

A fast-growing healthcare technology company developing an AI-powered platform that automates patient communications and healthcare workflows. Its technology combines voice AI, intelligent agents, and complex data integrations to improve how healthcare providers operate.

The company has experienced significant revenue growth and is expanding its engineering team to support its next stage of scale.

About the Role

The company is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams. This is a senior individual contributor role combining architecture, system design, hands-on coding, and cross-team project ownership.

The successful candidate will shape technical direction, lead complex projects from concept to production, and help scale the company's AI platform and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and system design across multiple engineering teams.

• Own complex technical projects from planning through production delivery.

• Build and maintain backend-focused, full-stack applications using Python, TypeScript, React, and Next.js.

• Strengthen platform infrastructure, data integrations, and AI agent systems.

• Establish engineering standards and improve software quality, scalability, and maintainability.

• Collaborate with engineering managers on technical strategy and priorities.

• Mentor engineers and raise technical standards across the organization.

• Ensure systems meet healthcare security and HIPAA requirements.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience.

• Current or previous Staff, Principal, or Lead Engineer title; hands-on Engineering Managers moving back into individual contributor roles may also be considered.

• Strong backend-focused full-stack engineering experience.

• Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, React, and Next.js.

• Proven experience designing and delivering complex systems across multiple teams.

• Ability to balance architecture and system design with hands-on coding.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.

• Ability to work in the San Francisco office four days per week.

Why Join?

• Take a technical leadership role alongside engineering managers, shaping major products and architectural decisions.

• Combine strategic system design with hands-on engineering work.

• Build production-grade AI systems addressing complex healthcare challenges.

• Influence engineering standards and mentor teams across the organization.

• Join a rapidly scaling business with significant growth and expansion plans.

• Earn $240,000–$295,000 in salary, plus competitive equity.

Interview Process

• Candidate Submission

• Hiring Manager Screen

• Technical Assessment

• On-site Interview