Senior Software Engineer II

📋 Description

• • Join Turquoise Health as a Senior Software Engineer II and play a pivotal role in our mission to dismantle the financial complexities of healthcare. This fully remote position within the United States offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a fast-growing startup that is fundamentally changing how healthcare pricing works. We are seeking experienced technical leaders who are not only adept at building robust software but also passionate about mentoring and elevating the engineers around them. You will be integrated into one of our five dynamic engineering teams, with a placement determined by your specific skills and career interests, ensuring you're in a role where you can thrive and make a significant impact.
• • As a Senior Engineer II, you will be instrumental in leading complex, often ambiguous projects from conception through to successful delivery. Your ability to navigate uncertainty, architect elegant and scalable solutions, and drive alignment across teams will be crucial. You'll be expected to dive deep into the full-stack development lifecycle, writing effective, scalable, and testable code that forms the backbone of our innovative applications. This role demands a proactive approach to problem-solving, a commitment to technical excellence, and a desire to shape the future direction of our development team and the company as a whole.
• • Your responsibilities will extend beyond individual contribution. You will be a key mentor for developing engineers, fostering their growth, and cultivating a positive and collaborative team culture. This leadership aspect is vital as we scale our engineering capabilities. You will manage intricate projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and to the highest quality standards, while adeptly handling any unforeseen challenges. A significant part of your role will involve driving cross-functional discussions, meticulously unearthing requirements, and translating them into sophisticated technical designs and implementations.
• • We leverage a modern technology stack, and you will be working extensively with Python, Django, and PostgreSQL for our backend services, alongside modern frontend web technologies, specifically JavaScript and Vue.js. You will be designing and building robust, scalable applications that handle large and complex datasets. This includes working with data pipelines, performing data cleaning, analysis, and processing to extract valuable insights. Your ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code across the entire stack is paramount.
• • Proactive and transparent communication is a cornerstone of our remote-first culture. You will be expected to provide regular status updates, clearly articulate the impact of your work, and proactively identify and remove blockers that impede progress. Keeping stakeholders informed and aligned is essential for project success and maintaining momentum. You will also be tasked with continuously improving the functionality and architecture of our existing systems, ensuring they remain performant, secure, and adaptable to future needs. We value engineers who can iterate quickly, always with an eye towards delivering tangible value to our users and the business.
• • This role is ideal for an entrepreneurial individual who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment. You should be comfortable taking ownership, driving initiatives, and making decisions with a degree of autonomy, while also being a strong collaborator. Your ability to influence technical direction, champion best practices, and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement will be highly valued. If you are passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems and want to make a tangible impact in the healthcare industry, this is the opportunity for you.
• • We are building a company that values diversity and inclusion, and we strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including BIPOC, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We believe that a diverse team is a stronger team, better equipped to tackle the complex challenges in healthcare and serve all communities effectively. Your unique perspective will be a valuable asset as we work together to make healthcare pricing simpler, more transparent, and lower cost for everyone.