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Strive HealthStaff Software Engineer
Strive Health seeks a Staff Software Engineer to join its Product & Technology organization in a senior, hands-on individual contributor role. Strive Health focuses on transforming…
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Strive Health seeks a Staff Software Engineer to join its Product & Technology organization in a senior, hands-on individual contributor role. Strive Health focuses on transforming chronic condition care by identifying risk early, coordinating supportive care, and improving health outcomes for patients. In this position, you will help shape the technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for critical platform domains, balancing new capabilities with the maintenance of existing systems. This role…
Job Description
Strive Health seeks a Staff Software Engineer to join its Product & Technology organization in a senior, hands-on individual contributor role. Strive Health focuses on transforming chronic condition care by identifying risk early, coordinating supportive care, and improving health outcomes for patients. In this position, you will help shape the technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for critical platform domains, balancing new capabilities with the maintenance of existing systems. This role suits an experienced engineer who enjoys tackling complex, ambiguous technical problems, writing clean code, and guiding cross-functional initiatives.
You will collaborate closely with product, clinical, data, security, and operations teams to design robust, secure, and scalable cloud applications and data models. Beyond writing code for high-complexity features, you will establish reusable architectural patterns, address technical debt, participate in incident response, and mentor other engineers across multiple teams. The position reports to a Senior Engineering Manager or Director of Engineering. Strive Health offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including an annual performance bonus and retirement support, for a professional ready to make a meaningful impact in healthcare technology.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical strategy, architecture, and roadmaps for critical platform domains
- Design and deliver end-to-end solutions for complex, cross-team initiatives from concept to production
- Write high-quality, well-tested, and observable code for complex engineering challenges
- Partner with product, clinical, data, security, and operations stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals
- Identify and address systemic technical risks, performance bottlenecks, and technical debt
- Establish reusable architectural patterns, reference implementations, and engineering standards
- Participate in production support and incident response to uncover root causes and improve tooling
- Collaborate with security and compliance teams to protect sensitive healthcare information
- Mentor and coach engineers and tech leads through design reviews, code review, and pairing
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- At least 9 years of combined related education, experience, or certification in software engineering or a related field
- Substantial experience building and operating production software systems
- Internet connectivity with minimum speeds of 3.8 Mbps up and 3.0 Mbps down, and latency under 60 ms
- Ability to travel and be onsite to meet business needs
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
- Proven experience as a senior individual contributor leading technical design and delivery across multiple systems
- Strong fundamentals in system design, API design, data modeling, testing, debugging, and production operations
- Experience building scalable, reliable, and maintainable cloud-based applications, services, and integrations
- Familiarity with modern engineering practices such as CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and observability
- Experience building software in healthcare, value-based care, or other highly regulated environments handling sensitive data
- Understanding of privacy, security, and compliance requirements like HIPAA
- Experience designing distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and data pipelines on AWS or similar platforms
- Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR and HL7
Core Skills
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Employee assistance programs
- Employer-paid and voluntary life and disability insurance
- Health and flexible spending accounts
- Performance-based bonus program with a 15% target
- 401(k) with employer match and financial wellness resources
- Paid holidays, vacation time, and sick time
- Paid birthgiving, bonding, sabbatical, and living donor leaves
- Family forming services through Maven Maternity at no cost
- Physical wellness perks, mental health support, and an annual professional development stipend
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the salary range for the Staff Software Engineer position?
The annual salary range is $130,000 to $163,000, and the position is also eligible for a target annual bonus of 15%.
What are the minimum education and experience requirements?
Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent, along with at least 9 years of combined related education, experience, or certification in software engineering or a related field.
Are there travel or in-person requirements for this role?
Yes, the posting notes an ability to travel and be onsite to meet business needs, alongside specific minimum internet speed requirements.
Does Strive Health provide work visa sponsorship for this position?
At this time, Strive Health is unable to provide work visa sponsorship.
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