Senior Backend Engineer — Data-Driven Workflow Orchestration

Pivotal Health; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health coverage

401(k)

Flexible time off

Team events

Job summary

Pivotal Health in New York is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own backend systems in the Case Execution team, focusing on eligibility, batching, submissions, and claim orchestration. This role involves solving data-driven, workflow-heavy problems and collaborating with Integrations and Case Strategy teams.

Strong backend skills, Python proficiency, and a startup mindset are required. We value ownership and proactive problem solving.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering with a strong backend focus.
• Experience building data-heavy, workflow-oriented systems.
• Experience with data-driven decision logic or orchestration problems.
• Comfortable in a collaborative, fast-moving startup environment.
• Proficiency in Python for backend development.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve core case execution systems: eligibility, batching, submissions, ops workflows, and claim orchestration.
• Tackle complex, data-driven backend problems and ensure correct sequencing across systems.
• Contribute to workflow orchestration and end-to-end case routing and execution.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Integrations, Case Strategy, and product teams to align systems.
• Contribute to frontend and admin workflows when needed.

Skills

Backend development

Data-heavy workflows

Data-driven decision logic

Python

Collaborative mindset

Ownership

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Databricks

Job description

Pivotal Health in New York is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own backend systems in the Case Execution team, focusing on eligibility, batching, submissions, and claim orchestration. This role involves solving data-driven, workflow-heavy problems and collaborating with Integrations and Case Strategy teams.

Strong backend skills, Python proficiency, and a startup mindset are required. We value ownership and proactive problem solving.