Staff Engineer (Fullstack)
Alaffia Health · New York, NY · 1 mo ago
HybridEngineeringFull-time
About the role
We're looking for a Staff Engineer to solve complex, cross-team technical challenges, set architectural direction, and act as a force multiplier across our engineering org. You'll translate strategic goals into technical roadmaps, lead execution, and champion AI-augmented development practices.
What You'll Do
- Architect and own delivery of complex, high-impact systems spanning multiple teams
- Set technical direction and coding/design standards across the org
- Drive AI coding tool adoption (Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor) — establish best practices and measure productivity gains
- Mentor senior engineers and influence technical decisions without formal authority
- Partner cross-functionally with product and business leaders on technical strategy
- Own testing strategy, system health, and build-vs-buy decisions for critical infrastructure
What We're Looking For
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of leading complex, high-impact projects at scale
- Expert-level TypeScript, Python, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL
- Strong system design and cloud infrastructure experience (AWS preferred), including CI/CD and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Demonstrated success adopting AI coding assistants to improve team productivity
- Excellent communication skills and experience mentoring senior engineers
- Healthcare tech/regulatory experience (HIPAA, HITRUST) a plus
Preferred
- Healthcare SaaS experience; familiarity with medical billing, claims, or clinical workflows
- Experience shipping user-facing AI products or AI/ML model deployment
- Open source contributions or technical publications