Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Job Description
Oscar Health, founded in 2012, is revolutionizing health insurance through technology. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Backend team, you'll play a crucial role in building reliable and maintainable applications that improve healthcare interactions for members and providers. The position offers a competitive base salary range of $158,400 - $207,900, along with comprehensive benefits including unlimited vacation, equity grants, and performance bonuses.
Working in a hybrid environment from our New York City, Tempe, or Los Angeles offices, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex healthcare challenges. The role requires expertise in backend technologies, particularly Python and Golang, and experience with observability tools like Grafana, BigQuery, and Kubernetes.
Your responsibilities will include leading technical projects, implementing system migrations, and contributing to the improvement of Oscar's technology stack. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of professional software engineering experience and a track record of building scalable, fault-tolerant systems.
Oscar offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of healthcare and technology, with a mission to create a more accessible and user-friendly healthcare experience. The company's blended work culture ensures all team members feel connected, regardless of their location. This role provides an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers looking to make a meaningful impact in healthcare while working with modern technologies and practices.
Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer, Backend
- Become the expert on your team's business and technical domains
- Lead the planning, execution and release of complex technical projects
- Work with partners, product managers, and designers to solve challenging problems
- Collaborate with other engineers to improve technology and apply best practices
- Implement step-wise technical migrations of existing services and applications
- Own small to medium features or infrastructure projects from technical design through completion
- Work effectively across the codebase with appropriate guidance from code owners
- Make steady, well-paced progress without requiring frequent significant feedback
Requirements For Senior Software Engineer, Backend
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Experience proposing, experimenting, and iterating with technologies
- Experience with technical contributions and building fault-tolerant, scalable software systems
- Demonstrates solid understanding of CS concepts within their team
- Consistently writes stable, correct, and maintainable code with little oversight
Benefits For Senior Software Engineer, Backend
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- 11 paid holidays
- Paid sick time
- Paid parental leave
- 401(k) plan
- Life and disability insurance
- Paid wellness time and reimbursements
- Unlimited vacation program
- Company equity grants
- Annual performance bonuses
