Senior Software Engineer, Backend Engineering
About the role
Maven Clinic is a recipient of over 30 workplace and innovation awards, including:
- Fortune Change the World (2024)
- Fast Company Most Innovative Companies (2020, 2023)
- Built In Best Places to Work (2023)
- Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials (2024)
- Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care (2024)
- TIME 100 Most Influential Companies (2023)
- Built In LGBTQIA+ Advocacy Award (2022)
Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and maintenance of highly scalable, performant, and reliable systems that support the growing needs of Maven's platform and backend teams.
- Propose, design, develop and implement cloud-based solutions that ensure the agility, flexibility, and scalability of our systems.
- Drive technical design discussions and provide guidance to team members on best practices, coding standards, and architecture principles.
- Collaborate with and lead cross-functional teams to drive the development of new features and products, ensuring they meet the needs of our customers and adhere to Maven's quality standards.
- Mentor and guide mid-level engineers, helping to develop their technical skills and cultivate a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and trends that can drive innovation and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our engineering processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in backend development and platform architecture, with a proven track record of building highly scalable, performant, and reliable systems.
- Experience designing and implementing complex distributed systems, including microservices architecture, containerization, and orchestration.
- Strong expertise in developing cloud-based solutions, with hands-on experience in one or more cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, etc.), including infrastructure as code and serverless architectures.
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages (Java, Python, Go, etc.).
- Experience building distributed systems with microservices and relational and nosql databases.
- Experience leading technical design discussions and providing guidance on best practices, coding standards, and architecture principles.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a proven ability to deliver high-quality code in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and mentor junior engineers.
Qualifications
- Experience in healthcare technology is a plus.
- Experience with healthcare data and compliance regulations is a plus.
Skills
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, etc.)
- Experience with microservices architecture
- Experience with containerization and orchestration
- Experience with distributed systems
- Experience with relational and nosql databases
- Experience with agile methodologies
- Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment
Benefits
- Maven for Mavens: access to the full platform and specialists, including care for mental health, reproductive health, family planning and pediatrics.
- Whole-self care through wellness partnerships
- Hybrid work, in office meals, and work together days
- 16 weeks 100% paid parental leave and new parent stipend (for Mavens who've been with us for 1 year+)
- Annual professional development stipend and access to a personal career coach through Maven for Mavens
- 401K matching for US-based employees, with immediate vesting
Pay
The salary range for this role is $195,000 - $230,000 per year. You may also be entitled to receive a bonus, equity, and benefits. Individual pay decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, and skillset.
Schedule
Maven Clinic operates a flexible hybrid work model. Our teams primarily operate from the New York Metropolitan area, NY, and remotely via San Francisco/Bay Area, CA, Seattle, WA. For those in our New York City office, we encourage in-person collaboration by requiring team members to work onsite three days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday). For those based in Boston, DC, Chicago, Seattle, and San Francisco, we encourage in-person collaboration by requiring team members to attend monthly Work Together Days within these cities.