Lead Platform Software Engineer (Remote)

Inspira Financial; Oak Brook (IL); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) Savings plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Inspira Financial is seeking a Lead Platform Software Engineer to join our growing team. You will own the full software development lifecycle, from conception to deployment, across front-end and back-end stacks.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product and design leaders to deliver consumer-facing digital products. You will leverage AI responsibly to accelerate development, improve code quality, and solve complex problems, while maintaining a strong emphasis on security, scalability, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software or solution architecture experience.
• Experience designing and implementing complex enterprise solutions.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture principles and patterns.
• Experience with cloud platforms and modern delivery patterns.
• Prototyping and problem solving with AI tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test applications (APIs, web apps) per standards.
• Lead product delivery teams with Product and Design Leaders.
• Set short- to medium-term technical direction and plans.
• Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and code.
• Package and support deployment of releases.
• Collaborate to evolve architecture for scaling needs.
• Ensure non-functional requirements: security, performance, scalability, usability.
• Work in an Agile framework to improve developer experience and productivity.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and best practices.
• Own AI-assisted code with strong engineering judgment.

Skills

Node.js

React

TypeScript

Apollo GraphQL

Git Version Control

PostgreSQL

Google Cloud

Jest

Docker Container

CI/CD Pipelines

Cloud platforms (GCP)

Excellent communication

Attention to detail

Web portals & online payments

Agile/Scrum

Secure, high performance systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience

Job description

Join Us!

Take the next step in your journey at Inspira Financial. Guided by our mission to enable better health and greater wealth, we help businesses and individuals thrive today, tomorrow, and into retirement by strengthening and simplifying the health and wealth journey.

Take the next step in your journey at Inspira Financial. Guided by our mission to enable better health and greater wealth, we help businesses and individuals thrive today, tomorrow, and into retirement by strengthening and simplifying the health and wealth journey.

Our values shape how we show up every day. We Lead with Heart by acting with compassion, empathy, and doing what's right; Cultivate Trust through integrity, transparency, and accountability; Aim Higher by never settling for what's expected and continually raising the standard; and Win Together by collaborating inclusively to achieve the best outcomes.

Join us on our journey as we work together to take on the complex and the everyday--turning collective effort into life-changing impact that enriches lives and helps build a better future. Learn more at inspirafinancial.com.

We believe in finding the best talent! While some roles are based at one of our office locations, remote roles can sit in any of the following states: AL, AZ, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA and WV. Remote status and role locations are subject to change. Relocation is not provided.

Employees within a 90-minute radius of our Oak Brook, IL headquarters are required to adhere to the company in-office work guidelines of 4 days per month minimum from 10 am to 2 pm (1 of the 4 days must be a Monday or Friday). This requirement does not apply to support specialist positions.

Don't meet every single requirement? That's okay. At Inspira Financial, we know growth comes from people who are willing to learn, challenge themselves, and aim higher. We value individuals who lead with heart, cultivate trust, and collaborate to win together. If you're energized by meaningful work, continuous development, and being part of a team that turns collective effort into real impact, Inspira Financial could be the right next step in your journey.

Inspira Financial provides health, wealth, retirement, and benefits solutions that strengthen and simplify the health and wealth journey. With more than 7 million clients, representing over $62 billion in assets, Inspira works with thousands of employers, plan sponsors, recordkeepers, TPAs, and other institutional partners -- helping the people they care about plan, save, and invest for a brighter future. Inspira relentlessly pursues better outcomes for all with our automatic rollover services, health savings accounts, emergency savings funds, custody services, and more. Learn more at inspirafinancial.com.

We have been recognized for our remarkable growth on lists such as Crain's Fast 50 and Inc. 5000, and for our outstanding workplace culture and benefits with Built In's 2025 Best Places to Work and Gallagher's 2022 Best-In-Class Employer awards.

Job Summary & Responsibilities

We are seeking a Lead Platform Software Engineer to join our growing team. This role is responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment. As a Lead Platform Software Engineer, you will have relevant experience with both front-end and back-end coding languages, software development architecture and design patterns, development frameworks and third- party libraries. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in developing consumer-facing digital products in collaboration with product and design leaders. This individual must be creative, client focused, team player, organized, and can thrive in a dynamic environment. At Inspira, we believe in empowering engineers to build a smarter health benefits platform - one where human expertise is amplified, not replaced, by AI tools. We seek engineers who have demonstrated experience using AI responsibly to accelerate their development workflow, improve code quality, and solve complex problems more efficiently. Our engineering team is built on the principle of humans over code. We are a tight-knit group of lifelong learners in a constant quest to be a team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Come join us!

Duties & Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test applications (e.g. API, web apps) in accordance with established standards.
• Collaborate with Product and Design Leaders to lead product delivery teams.
• Set short to medium term technical direction, creating plans to help achieve goals
• Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code.
• Package and support deployment of releases.
• Foster an environment where different backgrounds, cultures, industry and life experiences are embraced and valued.
• Collaborate on architecture decisions, ensuring that we are adapting and evolving to meet organization’s scaling business needs
• Collaborate with other software developers, product managers and software architects to plan, design and deliver applications.
• Assess opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and other affected parties.
• Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on time and within budget.
• Ensure that non-functional requirements such as security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability are being considered when architecting solutions.
• Work in an Agile framework to identify and automate solutions that result in enhanced developer experience and increased developer productivity.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in solution architecture and technology innovation.
• Contribute towards defining and establishing benchmarks, metrics, and quality measures.
• Leverage AI as a tool, not a replacement - Candidates are expected to understand that AI is a power productivity multiplier while maintaining engineering judgment, and ensuring AI generated code meets quality standards
• Full code ownership mandatory - Must understand, explain, and support all AI-assisted code as if written from scratch
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

Education & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in software or solution architecture roles, with a focus on designing and implementing complex, enterprise-level solutions using cloud platform
• Strong knowledge of software architecture principles, design patterns, and architectural frameworks.
• Strong understanding of Continuous Delivery patterns, Cloud foundational patterns, Observability patterns, Developer experience patterns.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Practical AI experience required - Comfortable using tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or Claude for prototyping, debugging, and problem-solving.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.

Technical Proficiency And Skills

• Proficiency with:
• Node.js
• React
• TypeScript
• Apollo GraphQL
• Git Version Control System
• PostgreSQL
• Google Cloud
• Jest
• Docker Container
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Experience with one or more cloud platforms, preferably GCP
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Great attention to detail and organizational skills
• Experience delivering individual and institutional client facing solutions; Web Portal(s), online payments, and third-party integrations
• Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology
• Expertise in delivering secure, high performance, fault tolerant, and high availability solutions

Other Requirements

• Infrequent travel (10%)
• Ability to occasionally work overtime or after hours
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Pay Range

$165,000-$184,000 per year

Compensation & Benefits

The compensation for this position will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive and bonus opportunities. Inspira provides industry-leading benefits including, but not limited to: healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, paid time off, parental leave and an employee assistance program.