Staff Software Engineer, Eligibility & Benefits

Parachute Health

. Develop in an agile environment, including TDD and flexible pair programming.

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $200,000 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in Ruby on Rails and open source languages, with a strong focus on technical leadership, agile development, and revenue cycle management. Capable of making key technical decisions and improving system reliability while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

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Ruby On Rails DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipRevenue Cycle ManagementAWS ServicesX12 EDI Exposure

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Hard Skills

Agile DevelopmentTest-Driven Development (TDD)Software Engineering Design PatternsApplication DesignData Model DesignReadable CodeMaintainable CodeIntegration with PayersMapping of Payer DataAutomation Evaluation

Soft Skills

Cross-Functional CollaborationMentoring EngineersTechnical Narrative Writing

Tools & Technologies

AWS EC2AWS ECSAWS S3AWS RDSAI Coding Assistants

Industry Keywords

Revenue CycleEligibility and BenefitsClaimsBillingPrior AuthorizationClearinghousesRevenue Cycle VendorsAvailityChange HealthcareExperian Health

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSEC2JavaScriptOpen SourcePythonRubyRuby on RailsGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop in an agile environment, including TDD and flexible pair programming.
Work every day with Product and Design to scope features, weigh tradeoffs, and turn workflows into software that’s simple to use and holds up in production.
Direct key technical decisions related to application and data model design.
Maintain stable and performant application stacks.
Ship readable, well-tested, maintainable code tied to clear outcomes for clinicians, suppliers, and patients.
Understand data structures, TDD, and software engineering design patterns and principles.
Lead a team in making technical decisions.
Participate in an on-call rotation, resolving critical system issues and improving system reliability and availability.
Use and help evaluate AI coding assistants and automation.
Own integrations with payers and clearinghouses, including retries, failure modes, and data freshness.
Design and improve mapping of payer and plan data based on billing accuracy.
Partner with Product, Ops, and supplier stakeholders and write technical narratives to align the organization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 7 years of experience in a production environment with Ruby on Rails or other open source languages (e.g., Python, Golang, JavaScript)
Staff-level engineering experience, including technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and mentoring engineers
Revenue cycle experience in at least one of: eligibility and benefits, claims, billing, or prior authorization
Must reside in the U.S.
Familiar with AWS services (EC2, ECS, S3, RDS, etc.).
Exposure to X12 EDI: 270/271, 837/835, 278
Clearinghouses or revenue cycle vendors: Availity, Change Healthcare/Optum, Waystar, Stedi, Experian Health