Senior Software Engineer, Platform

SmithRx; India; Remote; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Savings Program

Paid Company Holidays

Professional development and training opportunities

Job summary

SmithRx is looking for a Staff Software Engineer in India to lead the engineering lifecycle, advocating for best practices and system design. You will collaborate on high-quality software, mentor junior engineers, and troubleshoot production issues. Required are 5-8 years of software development experience, expertise in a compiled language (Go, Java, or Kotlin), and proficiency with PostgreSQL databases. SmithRx offers competitive wellness benefits, a 401(k) plan, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of software development experience working on server-side applications.
• Experience at a high-growth startup is a plus.
• Highly disciplined approach to software design.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to produce high-quality software.
• Provide scope and risk estimates for system builds.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis.

Skills

Software development experience

API server experience

Go, Java, or Kotlin

Relational databases like PostgreSQL

GraphQL APIs

Docker and Kubernetes

Education

BS or advanced degree in computer science

Tools

AWS technologies

CI and CD pipeline

Job description

SmithRx is a rapidly growing, venture‑backed Health‑Tech company. Our mission is to disrupt the expensive and inefficient Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) sector by building a next‑generation drug acquisition platform driven by cutting‑edge technology, innovative cost‑saving tools, and best‑in‑class customer service. With hundreds of thousands of members onboarded since 2016, SmithRx has a solution that is resonating with clients all across the country.

We pride ourselves on a mission‑driven and collaborative culture that inspires our employees to do their best work. We believe that the U.S. healthcare system is in need of transformation, and we come to work each day dedicated to making that change a reality.

• Integrity: Our purpose guides our actions and gives us confidence in the path ahead. With unwavering honesty and dependability, we embrace the pressure of challenging the old and exemplify ethical leadership to create the new.
• Courage: We face continuous challenges with grit and resilience. We embrace the discomfort of the unknown by balancing autonomy with empathy, and ownership with vulnerability. We boldly challenge the status‑quo to keep moving forward—always.
• Together: The success of SmithRx reflects the strength of our partnerships and the commitment of our team. Our shared values bind us together and make us one. When one falls, we all fall; when one rises, we all rise.

Job Summary

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a key role in the entire engineering lifecycle from design, documentation, build, test, and maintain our SmithRx product suite. You will advocate and bring best practices/methodologies, coding standards, and large‑scale system design perspectives to our team. We need our engineers to be versatile and driven, display leadership and ownership qualities, and be enthusiastic to take on new challenges as we continue to push technology forward.

What you will do

• Collaborate with stakeholders and technical leads to understand functional and technical requirements to produce high‑quality, scalable software and services.
• Provide scope and risk estimates for system and feature builds by building technical design documentation.
• Continually apply software development best practices, design patterns, testing, automation, tools, and technologies.
• Leverage AWS technologies, like Lambda and Fargate, to handle various types of jobs and batch processing.
• Troubleshoot production issues by performing triages for issues that arise, assessing the impact, creating and executing a plan for short‑term and long‑term mitigation, and performing root cause analysis to prevent future occurrence of issues.
• Coach/mentor junior team members in their assigned engineering projects by reviewing and providing feedback on code developed, and performing design and code reviews.
• Work with senior leadership to turn technical vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter.
• Be the cornerstone of a collaborative learning culture through mentorship, code reviews, the exploration of new technologies, and other innovations.

What you will bring to SmithRx

• BS or advanced degree in computer science or applicable experience.
• 5‑8 years of software development experience working on server‑side applications, specifically around API servers, third‑party integrations, and data processing.
• Experience at a high‑growth startup a plus.
• Expertise in a compiled language such as Go, Java, or Kotlin is required.
• Proficiency with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, including schema design, SQL tuning, and database monitoring is required.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing scalable APIs; a solid understanding of design patterns, database design, and testing best practices.
• Working knowledge of GraphQL APIs, CI and CD pipeline, AWS platform, Docker, and Kubernetes a plus.
• Positivity; non‑dogmatic, team‑first attitude.
• Flexibility; someone who is responsive and comfortable with ambiguity.
• Highly disciplined approach to software design and development and ability to work on features independently (accurately forecast delivery milestones and work with stakeholders to ensure that expectations are met).

What SmithRx Offers You

• Highly competitive wellness benefits including Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Program.
• Short‑term and long‑term disability.
• Discretionary Paid Time Off.
• Paid Company Holidays.
• Paid Parental Leave benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Well‑stocked kitchen in office locations.
• Professional development and training opportunities.

Location: US – Remote

As set forth in SmithRx’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.