Headway

Staff Software Engineer - Insurance

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29 days ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+

Base Salary

$224k - $336k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and implementation of systems powering patient identification, pricing estimates, provider matching, eligibility, and claims operations.
  • Build data-intensive, ML-powered platforms serving patients and providers across 50 states, 1,000+ payers, and millions of monthly appointments.
  • Develop ML models, OCR pipelines, claims AI agents, and human-in-the-loop automation for insurance operations.
  • Write high-impact production code and create platform abstractions that enable other teams to move faster and more safely.
  • Own ambiguous technical problems from solution definition through shipped software while coordinating across teams.
  • Mentor engineers and communicate technical decisions through design documents, written discussions, and cross-team meetings.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated staff-level software engineering experience building and owning complex platform systems.
  • Hands-on ability to write high-leverage production code and lead system design and implementation.
  • Experience working with messy, data-intensive domains and building reliable systems that identify meaningful signals.
  • Ability to define solutions for ambiguous problems, collaborate across teams, and drive outcomes as priorities change.
  • Strong technical communication and ability to bring stakeholders along through design documents and cross-team discussions.
  • Interest or experience in machine learning-powered systems, insurance data, healthcare data, payer operations, or large-scale automation is relevant to the role.

Benefits

  • Expected base pay is $224,000-$336,000 depending on qualifications, experience, and geographic location, with potential equity eligibility.
  • Equity compensation, medical, dental, and vision coverage, HSA/FSA, and 401(k) are offered.
  • Work-from-home stipend, therapy reimbursement, Carrot Fertility reimbursement and membership, and an Employee Assistance Program are offered.
  • Eligible employees receive 16 weeks of parental leave, 13 paid holidays, and a holiday break between December 25 and December 31.
  • Flexible paid time off and training and professional development opportunities are provided.

Tech Stack

Apache KafkaAWSDatadogFastAPINext.jsPostgreSQLPythonReactRedisSnowflakeTypeScript
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1,001-5,000 employees
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