Founding Engineer (Product)

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev, a healthcare-focused startup, is hiring a Founding Engineer (Product) to build production software used by nurses across shifts. You will define technical direction, architecture, and engineering culture from the ground up, partnering with hospital executives, nurse leaders, and frontline clinicians to turn real-world feedback into product improvements.

You’ll ship intuitive mobile and web experiences, own platform reliability and UX, and design integrations with clinical systems

Qualifications

• 1+ year of experience building production software.
• Experience building modern web or mobile applications used by real customers.
• Experience with modern application frameworks and cloud infrastructure.
• Ability to travel periodically to customer sites and company offsites.
• Excellent communication with healthcare customers.

Responsibilities

• Build the products and user experiences powering nurses' workflows.
• Design and ship intuitive, high-quality mobile and web applications used by clinicians every day.
• Own product architecture, performance, reliability, and user experience across the platform.
• Build integrations with clinical systems and ensure seamless experiences across healthcare environments.
• Partner directly with hospital executives, unit managers, and bedside nurses to understand workflows, demo new capabilities, and rapidly iterate on the product.

Skills

Software engineering

Product intuition

System design

Frontend & backend

Job description

We're hiring a Founding Engineer (Product) to build the software that nurses rely on throughout every shift. You'll design and build production software that operates in safety-critical settings, creating seamless user experiences across mobile, web, and clinical integrations. Every feature you ship will directly impact how nurses communicate, document care, and coordinate with their teams.

As one of our first engineers, you'll help define our technical direction, product architecture, and engineering culture from the ground up. You'll also work directly with hospital executives, nurse leaders, and frontline clinicians to understand their workflows, validate new capabilities, and rapidly turn real-world feedback into product improvements.

What You’ll Do

• Build the products and user experiences powering Kabilah's nursing workflows.
• Design and ship intuitive, high-quality mobile and web applications used by clinicians every day.
• Own product architecture, performance, reliability, and user experience across the platform.
• Build integrations with clinical systems and ensure seamless experiences across healthcare environments.
• Partner directly with hospital executives, unit managers, and bedside nurses to understand clinical workflows, demo new capabilities, and rapidly iterate on the product.

What We’re Looking For

• Exceptional software engineering skills and experience building production systems.
• Strong product intuition and an eye for thoughtful, polished user experiences.
• Ability to take complex customer problems and turn them into simple, elegant software.
• Comfort working across frontend, backend, mobile, and product engineering.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with both technical teams and healthcare customers.

What We Require

• 1+ year of experience building production software.
• Experience building modern web or mobile applications used by real customers.
• Experience with modern application frameworks and cloud infrastructure.
• Ability to travel periodically to customer sites and company offsites.