Democratizing access to value in healthcare
Staff Software Engineer
Location
New York + 2 moreAll locations: New York | Massachusetts | Washington
Posted
16 days ago
Salary
$180K - $240K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Staff Software Engineer
Pearl Health
• Drive system design and technical planning for projects, including large, complex, cross-functional initiatives • Partner on architectural decisions for critical systems, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with Pearl's long-term technical vision • Define and implement engineering standards, patterns, and best practices that improve scalability, reliability, and developer productivity across the organization • Partner to make strategic trade-offs between technical debt, feature delivery, and system reliability, clearly communicating the rationale and impact of these decisions • Design and build high-performance, distributed systems including data pipelines, APIs, and microservices that process healthcare data at scale • Architect intuitive, responsive, end to end web applications and internal tools that enable clinical and operations teams to deliver exceptional patient care. • Ensure observability, monitoring, and operational excellence across distributed services, cloud infrastructure, and frontend applications • Apply deep expertise in both backend service design (RESTful and event-driven architectures) and modern frontend frameworks to deliver complete, production-ready solutions • Champion security best practices, data consistency patterns, and regulatory compliance (HIPAA, SOC2) across the entire application stack • Partner with product, operations, and design leadership to align engineering decisions with company priorities and healthcare outcomes • Act as a technical advisor to multiple teams, providing guidance on system design, technology choices, and implementation approaches • Influence and drive technical discussions across the organization, helping teams navigate complex technical challenges and make informed decisions • Translate business requirements into technical strategies, ensuring engineering work directly supports Pearl's mission and growth objectives • Represent the engineering perspective in strategic planning, roadmap prioritization, and resource allocation discussions • Mentor engineers at Software Engineer I, II, and III levels, accelerating their technical growth and leadership development • Foster a strong engineering culture focused on continuous learning, technical excellence, and Pearl's Leadership Principles • Conduct thorough design and code reviews, raising the bar for technical quality and sharing knowledge generously across teams • Model proactive problem-solving, ownership mindset, and bias for action that inspires others to take on greater technical challenges • Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and retention efforts, helping build and scale high-performing engineering teams • Own and drive multi-quarter technical projects with autonomy and accountability, ensuring successful delivery aligned with business timelines • Identify and resolve systemic issues, technical bottlenecks, and cross-team dependencies that impact delivery velocity or system reliability • Balance speed and quality, making pragmatic decisions that enable rapid iteration while maintaining engineering excellence • Measure and communicate the business impact of technical work, connecting engineering outcomes to customer value and organizational goals
Job Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in full-stack software development, with a proven track record in service-oriented architectures and large data systems.
- Demonstrated architectural experience designing and implementing scalable, distributed systems, including microservices and event-driven architectures.
- A strong leadership track record in driving technical direction for significant, cross-functional projects.
- Cloud platform proficiency (preferably AWS), including hands-on experience with infrastructure design, deployment pipelines, and cost optimization.
- Deep expertise designing and optimizing data-intensive applications involving large-scale data movement, transformation, and presentation.
- Proven production operations experience in distributed systems, encompassing observability, monitoring, incident response, and operational excellence.
- Experience in aligning technical decisions with business objectives and clearly communicating complex trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Frontend architecture experience, including state management, component design systems, build optimization, and deployment strategies.
- Hands-on experience with AI-enabled development using tools like Cursor, Claude, or other productivity tools to accelerate development velocity.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
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