Staff Software Engineer, Backend Engineering New York, NY; Remote, US (Hub cities)

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)
• Great Place to Work certified (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Built In LGBTQIA+ Advocacy Award (2022)

Responsibilities

As a Staff Software Engineer at Maven, you will:

• 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 8 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.

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
• Experience with serverless architectures
• Experience with API design and implementation
• Experience with performance optimization
• Experience with security best practices

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 $225,000 - $260,000 per year.

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.