Software Engineer (Agent)

Parakeet Health; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance

Unlimited PTO and 401(k) matching

Free dinner and craft beer

Fitness stipend

Commuter benefits

Relocation stipend

Job summary

Parakeet Health seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer in San Francisco to take charge of customer deployments without a playbook. You will map customer requirements, integrate medical systems, and prototype solutions for various challenges. The ideal candidate has 1-3 years of engineering experience and a full-stack development background. The position offers benefits including excellent health insurance, unlimited PTO, and a collaborative office in Downtown SF.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of engineering experience.
• Comfortable with frontend, backend, and integrations.
• Experience with Python is a plus.
• Has shipped real features and made autonomous decisions.

Responsibilities

• Map customer appointment recall rules.
• Configure eClinicalWorks integration.
• Lead end-to-end deployments and customize agents.
• Mentor new FDEs and prototype features.

Skills

Engineering experience

Full stack development

Python

Customer engagement

Prototype building

Job description

The Role

You will be the first dedicated Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Parakeet. You’ll have no playbook – you’ll create it. Your day will revolve around customer calls, prototyping, and rapid deployment of solutions that span patient scheduling, referrals, insurance verification, and more.

A Day In Your Life

• Morning: Join a call with a new eyecare customer and map out their appointment recall rules.
• Late morning: Configure a multi‑specialty medical group’s eClinicalWorks integration and test a fix in their sandbox.
• After lunch: Conduct a weekly sync with a large dermatology group; prototype a solution for voice‑mail triage and demo it live.
• End of day: Review customer insights with the engineering team, demo your prototype, and decide which elements become permanent features.

Your First Six Months

• Month 1: Shadow senior engineers on customer onboarding, learn scheduling rules, and familiarize yourself with EHR integrations.
• Month 3: Lead end‑to‑end deployments, scope workflows, customize agents, and iterate until a practice is fully live.
• Month 6: Mentor new FDEs, prototype next‑generation features, and influence the product roadmap. You may also support pre‑sales demos for enterprise deals.

Who Thrives Here

Customer calls are a core part of the job (15‑20% of the week). You’re energized by learning from each call and translating that knowledge into product improvements.

You work without a dedicated PM or detailed Jira tickets. Deciding what builds next is part of the experience – if you prefer a clear roadmap or a single, deep technical focus, this role may not be for you.

You’ll Be a Strong Fit If You

• Decide in ambiguous situations, balancing customer context, platform limits, and gaps.
• Understand patient experience and notice when something feels wrong.
• Adapt across a wide surface area: call context, product judgment, prototype building, and deployment.
• Admit when you don’t know something and iterate based on feedback.
• Handle routine tasks without ego and embrace the unglamorous work that keeps the system running.

Requirements

• 1‑3 years of engineering experience.
• Comfort writing across the full stack – frontend, backend, integrations.
• Experience with Python is a plus.
• Has shipped real features, engaged with users, and made autonomous decisions.

Interview Process

• 30‑minute founder intro call.
• 1‑hour technical phone screen focusing on a evolving challenge.
• Full‑day onsite in San Francisco working through real customer problems.
• Reference checks leading to an offer.

Benefits

• Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Unlimited PTO and 401(k) with matching.
• Free dinner and craft beer.
• Espresso machine, gourmet snacks, fitness stipend, and commuter benefits.
• Relocation stipend.

Our Office (The Nest)

Located in Downtown SF by Montgomery BART, the office hosts in‑person collaboration, whiteboarding, and weekly team lunches. It’s focused on ownership, innovating quickly, and enjoying each other’s company.