Staff Software Engineer

Develop Health

. Turn complex healthcare problems into simple, reliable software .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesLead💰 $210,000 - $275,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in software engineering with a focus on building reliable backend services, user interfaces, and AI-powered workflows. Proven ability to lead complex product initiatives, mentor engineers, and align stakeholders around technical decisions.

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Software Engineering ExperienceBackend Services DevelopmentAI-Powered Product DevelopmentUser Interface DesignProject Leadership

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Hard Skills

Software DevelopmentDebuggingSystem DesignData ModelingIntegration DevelopmentWorkflow InfrastructureTestingObservabilityAI FallbacksCoding Agents

Soft Skills

CollaborationMentoringStakeholder AlignmentProblem IdentificationCommunication

Industry Keywords

HealthcareClinical WorkflowsEHRsPayersPharmaciesRegulated-Domain ExperienceEarly-Stage Startup ExperienceWorkflow ProductsData-Heavy InterfacesThird-Party Integrations

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Turn complex healthcare problems into simple, reliable software
Work with Product, AI, and Operations to build interfaces, services, integrations, and AI-powered workflows
Work with users to define the smallest useful solution and success measures
Lead complex product initiatives from discovery through launch
Define technical approaches and milestones while building critical components
Ship backend services, user interfaces, data models, integrations, and workflow infrastructure
Make architectural decisions and communicate trade-offs
Build testing, observability, safe rollouts, and AI fallbacks
Use production evidence and user feedback to iterate
Own technical direction and customer outcomes of major product areas
Build shared services and solve cross-product technical problems
Shape the roadmap using customer evidence and operational data
Build AI-native tools and engineering processes for planning, implementation, review, testing, and production

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of software engineering experience
Ability to build, debug, and operate software across backend services, data, and user interfaces
Ability to learn unfamiliar technologies quickly
Ability to define system boundaries and weigh delivery speed, reliability, and maintainability
Experience working directly with users to identify problems and define success
Experience using coding agents for productivity and reliable software delivery
Experience leading complex projects hands-on
Experience aligning collaborators and stakeholders around technical decisions
Experience mentoring engineers
Bonus: AI-powered or automation-heavy products in production
Bonus: Healthcare, clinical workflows, EHRs, payers, pharmacies, or regulated-domain experience
Bonus: Early-stage startup experience or high ownership in limited-structure environments
Bonus: Workflow products, data-heavy interfaces, or third-party integrations

Benefits

Comp & perks

Meaningful early-stage equity
Health, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible PTO
High-end workstation
Tooling budget, including AI tools