[Hiring] Staff Full-Stack Engineer @Carrum Health

Role Description

As a Staff Fullstack Engineer with a focus on backend development, you will take a hands-on leadership role in shaping the design, development, and optimization of both our web and mobile applications.

• Lead the creation of scalable, high-performance APIs and services using Ruby on Rails in a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).
• Contribute to and integrate with frontend components built with React and React Native.
• Drive improvements in system architecture and performance through active leadership in code reviews, design sessions, and the continuous evolution of our development processes.
• Work closely with Data teams to design data models that meet both operational and analytical requirements.
• Partner with the DevOps team to leverage AWS for simple and cost-effective cloud infrastructure deployment.
• Implement comprehensive monitoring and observability practices to guarantee the high availability, security, and scalability of our services.
• Own key initiatives, introduce new architectural patterns, and mentor engineers to elevate the team's technical expertise.
• Collaborate closely with product teams to define project timelines, influence technical direction, and guide the team through complex design and architectural decisions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in full-stack software development in a robust, highly available and performant multi-service ecosystem.
• Previous professional experience as the most senior engineer on a mid-sized engineering team in a Ruby on Rails and React environment.
• Strong experience using PostgreSQL SQL and NoSQL features to build out great and flexible data models.
• Expertise in building software on top of core AWS Services (ECS, RDS, S3, etc).
• Bachelor's or graduate degree in Computer Science or a relevant degree program (preferred).
• Enjoy technical leadership through code reviews and system design sessions.
• Good communication and collaboration skills to drive alignment and increase effectiveness on delivery across teams.
• Strong expertise in designing simple and supportable software through monitoring, alerting, and performance tuning.
• Enjoy mentoring engineers in building simple, scalable, and reusable software and imparting best practices to the team.
• Passionate about building great user experiences that are accessible to a wide variety of users.
• Interpersonal skills with empathy, courtesy, and friendliness.
• Entrepreneurial and resourceful, able to find creative ways to make a big impact quickly.
• Experience handling deadlines, prioritizing work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Requirements

• Direct impact on the technical direction and product roadmap of the company.
• Peer leader and expert on backend services and data models.
• Collaborate with product manager for value delivery of exceptional products.
• Work with frontend/mobile engineers to build out technical roadmaps.
• Take ownership of the architecture and code developed.
• Accountable for delivering great documentation in addition to functionality.
• Relish working with a diverse and cross-functional group to solve problems impacting patients.

Benefits

• Stock option plan.
• Flexible schedules and remote work.
• Chicago and San Francisco offices available.
• Self-managed vacation days, within reason.
• Paid parental leave.
• Health, vision, and dental insurance.
• 401K retirement plan.