Senior Software Engineer, Backend

At Included Health, we're building technology that makes healthcare more accessible, personalized, and effective for our members. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll design and develop the systems, services, and tools that power our platform and products, enabling us to deliver better care experiences and outcomes at scale.

This role is ideal for engineers who are passionate about solving complex problems, delivering impact, and leading by example. Beyond your technical skills, you’ll bring ownership and leadership—making thoughtful technical decisions, setting direction, and mentoring others.

Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, you'll partner closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers across the company. Together, you’ll create scalable, reliable solutions that directly improve the healthcare experience for millions of members.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build core systems, APIs, and services that power both platform capabilities and member-facing applications.
• Solve complex integration challenges across diverse healthcare data sources and workflows.
• Contribute to product development by building features and infrastructure that improve usability, efficiency, and outcomes.
• Drive technical quality by ensuring systems are reliable, performant, secure, and maintainable.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Engineering peers to align on technical direction and product goals.
• Own projects end-to-end: scope, build, test, launch, and maintain.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to engineering culture and best practices.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong expertise in at least one modern backend or systems language (e.g., Golang, Python, Java, or Ruby).
• Experience designing and building APIs, distributed systems, or developer platforms.
• Experience with relational or NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).
• Familiarity with containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architectures.
• Ability to balance technical tradeoffs with product and business impact.
• Comfortable working in collaborative, cross-functional teams.

Pay:

• Zone A: $149,450 - $211,100 + equity + benefits
• Zone B: $164,395 - $232,210 + equity + benefits
• Zone C: $179,340 - $253,320 + equity + benefits
• Zone D: $194,285 - $274,430 + equity + benefits

Benefits & Perks:

• Remote‑first culture
• 401(k) savings plan through Fidelity
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage through multiple medical plan options (including disability insurance)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Discretionary Time Off (DTO)
• 12 weeks of 100% Paid Parental leave
• Family Building & Compassionate Leave: Fertility coverage, $25,000 for surrogacy/adoption, and paid leave for failed treatments, adoption or pregnancies.
• Work‑From‑Home reimbursement to support team collaboration home office work

Included Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. Included Health considers all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and California law.