Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Candid Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Candid Health is seeking skilled Software Engineers in New York to join the Forward Deployed Engineering team. This role focuses on collaborating with clients and product teams to design and implement innovative software solutions, leveraging AI/ML technologies. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in software engineering, a commitment to solving problems for customers, and the ability to thrive in fast-paced environments. The estimated salary range is $140,000 to $220,000 USD, commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering.
• Motivated by solving real-world problems that drive mission outcomes.
• Strong collaborator who communicates well with clients.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect technical solutions that align with client needs.
• Build relationships with users and managers regarding technical solutions.
• Work closely with sales, product management, and engineering for solution implementation.

Skills

Software engineering

AI/ML models

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Job description

Role Overview

At Candid Health, we’re searching for talented, customer-obsessed software engineers to join our Forward Deployed Engineering team. Our Forward team is placed at the critical intersection of technology, business strategy, and customer outcomes: they work side‑by‑side with leadership, clients, and product teams to solve highly complex technical challenges that are critical to our customers. Their role isn’t just to advise from the outside; it’s to actively design, engineer, and integrate long‑term, evolving software solutions that work with the client’s technical landscape and drive real‑world impact.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement solutions: Design and architect technical solutions in the core product that align with client needs. Leverage the latest AI/ML models and techniques to automate solutions in novel ways. Fix bugs, implement features, and solve the most critical problems our customers are facing across our entire platform.
• Partner with customers and operations: Build solutions and relationships with the subject‑matter experts, users, managers, and executives that rely on our platform in a way that builds trust. Serve as the technical expert for our products and services. Clearly communicate the technical aspects of our solutions to both technical and non‑technical audiences, addressing questions and concerns effectively.
• Have broad organizational impact: Work closely with cross‑functional teams, including sales, product management, and product engineering, to ensure seamless solution implementation. Provide valuable feedback to enhance our products based on client needs and market trends. Leverage your experience to build solutions that improve the product across our quickly growing customer base. Work with other product and engineering teams to build in a way that is accretive towards long‑term product vision.

Who You Are

• You have 5+ years of hands‑on experience in software engineering.
• You are motivated by solving real‑world problems that drive mission outcomes.
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit and a growth mindset.
• You are deeply empathetic and have a strong desire to solve problems for customers in a highly leveraged way that is accretive towards product strategy and builds trust along the way.
• You enjoy building software iteratively with subject matter experts, ultimately delivering an exceptional solution that solves the problem.
• You are a strong collaborator and influential engineer who communicates and partners well with internal and external clients.
• You thrive in fast‑paced environments. You want to move fast and deliver at a high quality bar. You know how to unstick yourself and others when necessary.

Pay Transparency

The estimated starting annual salary range for this position is $140,000 to $220,000 USD. The listed range is a guideline from Pave data, and the actual base salary may be modified based on factors including job‑related skills, experience/qualifications, interview performance, market data, etc. Total compensation for this position may also include equity, sales incentives (for sales roles), and employee benefits. Given Candid Health’s funding and size, we heavily value the potential upside from equity in our compensation package. Further note that Candid Health has minimal hierarchy and titles, but has broad ranges of experience represented within roles.