[Hiring] Staff Software Engineer @Helix

Role Description

The Helix Experience Team builds the software platform and user experiences that guide patients and providers through their entire genetics journey, from enrollment through results delivery. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will set the technical direction for this platform and shape engineering standards across the organization.

As a Staff Software Engineer - Experience, you will:

• Guide and define the strategic technical direction for the Experience platform and wider Engineering organization.
• Shape how Helix Engineering utilizes AI and advance our AI development best practices.
• Direct AI agents to automate entire engineering workflows, including codifying our prompt libraries and context frameworks.
• Design, architect, and implement software systems for our genomic applications and services, with a focus on the patient and provider experience.
• Drive complex, ambiguous projects from scoping to production with autonomy, owning the design, architecture and implementation strategy.
• Collaborate and lead cross-functional work with product managers, designers, user experience researchers, scientists, and our business leaders to drive meaningful outcomes to the business.
• Shape the engineering standards, delivery practices, and quality bars within all of Engineering.
• Serve as a dedicated technical mentor, helping grow our next generation of technical leaders.
• Champion durable solutions that eliminate entire categories of technical debt and raise reliability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of equivalent professional experience as a Software Engineer, with a track record of impact at scale.
• A strong product engineering mindset, with technical decisions anchored in customer and business outcomes.
• Operates with a high degree of autonomy, identifies problems before they're escalated and drives them to resolution proactively.
• Experience implementing and a passion for driving AI adoption in engineering workflows, with a proven ability to build automated safeguards and evaluations that validate AI-generated code at scale.
• Proficiency with distributed systems built on cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Deep full-stack expertise, proficient in a backend language such as Go, Java, Python, Scala, or Rust.
• Familiarity and experience developing and maintaining SPA’s on frameworks such as React, Next.js, Vue.js or similar using TypeScript/JavaScript.
• A track record of raising the technical standards and practices of engineers beyond your immediate team or department.
• Adaptable in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities may change quickly and frequently.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Familiarity with regulated software systems in any industry, such as HIPAA, ISO, or FDA.
• Experience designing and architecting event-driven architectures.
• Experience with AWS serverless infrastructure.
• Experience in the life sciences, healthcare, or genomics domain.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Insurance with Date of Hire eligibility.
• Above average employer paid premium coverage.
• 12 weeks Helix Paid Parental Leave option.
• 401(k) with employer matching of up to 3% and 100% Vesting on the Date of Hire.
• Comprehensive Well-Being Benefits.
• Flexible PTO.
• Remote options for many roles and a home office stipend.

Expected Interview Process

• Initial Screen
• Technical Interviews
• Leadership Interviews
• Offer

Expected Pay For This Role

• Expected Helix Base:
• US: $173,000 - $234,500 USD
• CA: $173,000 - $218,000 CAD
• Expected Helix Discretionary Annual Bonus: 15% of your annual salary.
• Equity: We offer generous equity at Helix. If you receive a Helix offer your recruiter will book dedicated time with you to educate you on our equity model.

What To Expect During Your First 90 days

• First 5 days: You’ll spend time learning the Helix way, completing training and onboarding for your roles, and getting introduced to your team and relevant stakeholders. You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of our customers, our products, the impact we make in the lives of our communities, and how to thrive at Helix through participation in Helix U.
• Day 5 - 30: You’ll spend time contributing to projects, deeply familiarizing yourself with team and company processes, and developing a deeper understanding of Helix’s products, services and capabilities.
• Day 30 - 90: You’ll build your OKRs with your manager, start to take ownership of projects and initiatives on your team, and begin to demonstrate your impact on the Helix mission.