Staff Software Engineer - Insurance
Headway · Remote · Remote ·
COMPENSATION
$224k – $336k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Staff level role
- Fully remote (US)
- Python + TypeScript
- ML-powered systems
- Healthcare domain
The Insurance team manages the core operations that connect patients with affordable therapy and help providers run their practices. You will lead the design of systems handling eligibility checks, cost estimates, provider matching, and claim submissions across all 50 states.
This role requires building reliable, automated platforms that process millions of appointments monthly. You will work on complex data challenges involving thousands of payers, using machine learning to improve accuracy and reduce administrative friction for users.
What you'll do
- Lead design and implementation of insurance operation systems
- Build data-intensive platforms for patient identification and pricing
- Develop ML models to improve estimate accuracy and claim success
- Mentor engineers and write high-impact code for scale
- Create abstractions to enable other teams to move faster safely
What you'll need
- Experience building platforms for broader team usage
- Ability to find structure in messy, variable payer data
- Hands-on coding skills with high quality standards
- Track record of turning ambiguous problems into shipped software
- Precise communication in design docs and cross-team meetings
Stack
- TypeScript
- Python 3
- React
- Remix
- Next.js
- FastAPI
- SQLAlchemy
- Postgres
- Redis
- Snowflake
- AWS
- Temporal
- Kafka
How you'll work
- Fully remote position
- Based in the United States
What you get
- Equity compensation included
- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
- HSA and FSA options available
- 401K retirement plan
- Work-from-home stipend provided
- Therapy reimbursement benefit
- 16-week parental leave for eligible staff
- Carrot Fertility annual reimbursement
- 13 paid holidays plus year-end break
- Flexible paid time off policy
- Training and professional development support
Hiring process
- Initial screen with recruiting team
- Tech and team fit round with AI coding
- Final rounds with technical and non-technical interviews
- Reference checks and offer extension