Staff Software Engineer

The role

A Staff Software Engineer will set the direction for AI products and write code. You will lead projects spanning systems, from prescriber experiences to AI services.

What you will do

• Design a single routing model for every insurer.
• Set technical direction for AI that reads clinical notes and works through insurance rules.
• Decide whether to evolve or replace the workflow engine.
• Set direction for models and data that predict cost and requirements.
• Drive adoption of cutting edge agentic coding across the engineering team.
• Work with users and stakeholders to frame broad goals and negotiate scope.
• Design for future product direction and weigh alternatives across systems.
• Fix patterns behind recurring failures and mentor engineers.
• Own work from first customer conversation through launch and after.

Required qualifications

• At least 8 years building and shipping production software.
• Experience setting the technical direction for a system multiple teams depend on and seeing it through to adoption.

Nice to have

• Healthcare experience
• PM background
• Experience building for planet-scale traffic
• Management experience

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision. 100% of your premiums and 50% for dependents paid.
• 401(k) with a 4% match
• Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, starting from your first day
• Flexible PTO and all major holidays
• A high-end workstation and budget for the AI tools you want to use
• A $5K relocation bonus

Before you apply

• Visa sponsorship will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• At this time we do not support new H1-B visas for candidates outside the United States.
• The process includes a recruiter call, an engineering skills screen, and an onsite.

About the company

Develop Health uses AI to accelerate access to life-saving medications by automating healthcare processes. The team consists of founders and engineers who have previously launched and exited successful healthcare startups.