Cohere Health is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company focused on improving the patient journey by enhancing the quality of care at lower costs, as well as emp
Staff Software Engineer - Platform Engineering
Location
United States
Posted
39 days ago
Salary
$185K - $210K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Staff Software Engineer - Platform Engineering
Cohere Health
Opportunity Overview: We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer - Platform Engineering to help shape the future of how we build, deploy, and operate software at Cohere. In this role, you’ll drive improvements across DevOps, SRE, and developer experience - building a platform that is scalable, reliable, and intuitive for engineers to use. You’ll partner closely with engineering, product, and operations to enable high-quality, high-velocity delivery across the organization, with a direct impact on how our teams ship software at scale. What you’ll do: - Lead development of scalable, reliable, high-performance platform infrastructure - Drive deployment and release strategies to improve safety, consistency, and speed - Improve developer experience through CI/CD enhancements and faster feedback cycles - Establish observability and SRE practices to strengthen monitoring, reliability, and incident response - Design environments that support consistent testing, validation, and safe releases - Partner cross-functionally and provide technical leadership, mentoring teams on platform and reliability best practices What you’ll need: - 9+ years of experience across the software development lifecycle, with a focus on platform engineering, DevOps, or SRE - Proven ability to design and build scalable, reliable platform systems supporting production workloads - Strong backend experience (Java/Spring or similar) and hands-on experience with AWS, Kafka, and CI/CD pipelines - Deep understanding of system design, observability, and production operations - Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) and containerization/orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, ECS) - Familiarity with event-driven architectures, modern deployment strategies (canary, blue-green), and messaging systems - Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and proactively improve platform performance and developer productivity - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) Pay & Perks: 💻 Fully remote opportunity with about 5% travel 🩺 Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program 📈 401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account 🏝️ Flex Time Off + company holidays 👶 Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave 🐶 Pet insurance The salary range for this position is $185,000 to $210,000 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and internal alignment. Interview Process*: - Connect with Talent Acquisition for a Preliminary Phone Screening - Meet your Hiring Manager! - System Design Interview - Technical Discussion - Cross Functional Interview *Subject to change About Cohere Health: Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform delivers AI-powered solutions that streamline access to quality care by improving payer-provider collaboration, cost containment, and healthcare economics. Cohere Health works with over 660,000 providers and handles over 12 million prior authorization requests annually. Its responsible AI auto-approves up to 90% of requests for millions of health plan members. With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we’ve further enhanced our platform by launching our Payment Integrity Suite, anchored by Cohere Validate™, an AI-driven clinical and coding validation solution that operates in near real-time. By unifying pre-service authorization data with post-service claims validation, we’re creating a transparent healthcare ecosystem that reduces waste, improves payer-provider collaboration and patient outcomes, and ensures providers are paid promptly and accurately. Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry wide recognition. We’ve been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list and in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024. Backed by leading investors such as Deerfield Management, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, and Polaris Partners, Cohere Health drives more transparent, streamlined healthcare processes, helping patients receive faster, more appropriate care and higher-quality outcomes. The Coherenauts, as we call ourselves, who succeed here are empathetic teammates who are candid, kind, caring, and embody our core values and principles. We believe that diverse, inclusive teams make the most impactful work. Cohere is deeply invested in ensuring that we have a supportive, growth-oriented environment that works for everyone. We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health! Equal Opportunity Statement: Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. To us, it’s personal. #LI-Remote #BI-Remote
Benefits
- 401(K), 401(K) matching, Adoption Assistance, Commuter benefits, Company equity, Company-sponsored outings, Continuing education stipend, Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff, Dental insurance, Disability insurance, Diversity manifesto, Documented equal pay policy, Family medical leave, Fitness stipend, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Free daily meals, Generous parental leave, Generous PTO, Company-sponsored happy hours, Health insurance, Highly diverse management team, Job training & conferences, Open door policy, Life insurance, Mean gender pay gap below 10%, Mentorship program, Online course subscriptions available, Open office floor plan, Paid holidays, Paid industry certifications, Pair programming, Paid sick days, Performance bonus, Pet insurance, Promote from within, Recreational clubs, Lunch and learns, Remote work program, Free snacks and drinks, Team based strategic planning, OKR operational model, Continuing education available during work hours, Vision insurance, Wellness programs, Some meals provided, Mental health benefits, Diversity employee resource groups, Hiring practices that promote diversity, Fertility benefits, Employee resource groups, Employee-led culture committees, Employee awards, Pay transparency, Transgender health care benefits, Wellness days, Floating holidays, Bereavement leave benefits
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