Senior Software Engineer, Backend

At Included Health, we're building technology that makes healthcare more accessible, personalized, and effective for our members. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll help design and develop the systems that power our products, helping us deliver better care experiences and outcomes at scale.

This role is ideal for an engineer who is passionate about solving complex problems, delivering impact, and leading by example. Beyond your technical skills, you'll bring ownership and leadership, making thoughtful technical decisions, and mentoring others on the team.

Reporting directly to Sr. Engineering Manager, you'll work with product managers, designers, and other engineers across the company. Together, you'll develop scalable, reliable systems and features that directly improve our members' healthcare experience.

• Design, build, and maintain backend systems and APIs that power member-facing and internal healthcare applications.
• Solve complex integration challenges across diverse and fragmented healthcare data sources.
• Contribute to product development by building features that improve user experience, efficiency, and outcomes.
• Ensure systems are reliable, performant, scalable, and maintainable.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineering peers to agree on technical direction and product goals.
• Take ownership of projects throughout their lifecyclescoping, building, testing, launching, and maintaining.
• Mentor and support other engineers, contributing to the growth of the team.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fieldor equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience in software development
• Strong expertise in at least one modern backend language (e.g., Golang, Python, Java, or Ruby).
• Experience designing and building APIs and distributed systems from the ground up.
• Experience with relational or NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB).
• Familiarity with containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architectures.
• Balance technical tradeoffs and product impact.
• Comfortable working in cross-functional teams.

The United States new hire base salary target ranges for this full-time position are:

Zone A: $138,380 - $195,470 + equity + benefits

Zone B: $159,137 - $224,791 + equity + benefits

Zone C: $172,975 - $244,338 + equity + benefits

This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for candidates based on their respective Zone. Below is additional information on Included Health's commitment to maintaining transparent and equitable compensation practices across our distinct geographic zones.

Starting base salary for you will depend on several job-related factors, unique to each candidate, which may include education; training; skills; years and depth of experience; certifications and licensure; our needs; internal peer equity; organizational considerations; and understanding of geographic and market data. Compensation structures and ranges are tailored to each zone's unique market conditions to ensure that all employees receive fair and great compensation package based on their roles and locations. Your Recruiter can share your geographic zone upon inquiry.

In addition to receiving a great compensation package, the compensation package may include, depending on the role, the following and more:

• Remote-first culture
• 401(k) savings plan through Fidelity
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage through multiple medical plan options (including disability insurance)
• Paid Time Off ("PTO") and Discretionary Time Off ("DTO")
• 12 weeks of 100% Paid Parental leave
• Family Building & Compassionate Leave: Fertility coverage, $25,000 for surrogacy/adoption, and paid leave for failed treatments, adoption or pregnancies.
• Work-From-Home reimbursement to support team collaboration home office work

Included Health is a new kind of healthcare company, delivering integrated virtual care and navigation. We're on a mission to raise the standard of healthcare for everyone.

Included Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. Included Health considers all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and California law.