Senior Software Development Engineer

Mcghealth; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/Hybrid work

Travel for events

Health insurance

401K plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Volunteer days

Job summary

MCG Health, based in Seattle, is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer to build and operate internal APIs within our data science ecosystem. You will help own the experiment-to-production path, monitor capacity, and improve observability.

We emphasize AI-assisted and human-owned development, with strong team accountability and collaboration. You will collaborate across teams, participate in on-call rotations, and mentor peers while shaping scalable, reliable infrastructure in a hybrid

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, backend services or integrations.
• Proficient in Python and Go (Golang).
• Strong written communication and documentation habits.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain network delivery solutions for MCG Data Science SDKs.
• Collaborate to understand contracts, implement to spec, surface blockers.
• Write and maintain docs and runbooks for owned systems.
• Participate in on-call rotation and drive reliability improvements.
• Provide expert code reviews and technical mentorship.
• Design modern infrastructure solutions (cloud, Kubernetes, LLMs).

Skills

Python

Golang

Backend development

Pair programming

Documentation

Distributed systems

Tools

Kubernetes (K8s)

Cloud platforms

LLMs

Job description

At MCG, we lead the healthcare community to deliver patient-focused care. We have a mission-driven team of talented physicians and technical experts developing our evidence-based content and innovating our products to accelerate improvements in healthcare. If you are driven to enhance the US healthcare system, MCG is eager to have you join our team. We cultivate a work environment that nurtures personal and professional growth, and this is a thrilling time to become a part of our organization. With dynamic roles that offer meaningful impact, you'll be able to fully realize your potential. Plus, you'll enjoy world-class benefits and the security, stability, and resources of our parent company, Hearst, with over 100 years of experience.

The Data Science teams at MCG are producing innovative and industry-changing solutions based on our exceptional medical content and deep clinical experience. We are hiring a senior engineer to build and operate the internal APIs that will expose these exciting new solutions within MCG’s technology ecosystem.

As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will focus on all the delivery aspects, not just the API surface. You will be part of the team that determines and monitors the load capacity, implements the deep observability required for continuous improvement, and supports internal teams as they integrate. New solutions are emerging and evolving rapidly, and you’ll be on the team that owns the experiment-to-production path.

AI-assisted and human-owned development is the standard on this team. We expect engineers to be excellent at discerning when and how to use AI tools. Team cohesion is critical for the pace of development, so you’ll be joining a high respect high and high personal accountability team.

You Will

• Implement and maintain network delivery solutions for MCG Data Science SDKs (deployment, security, auth, observability, processes, etc).
• Work closely with teammates to understand integration contracts, implement to spec, and surface early blockers.
• Write and maintain documentation and runbooks for the systems you own.
• Participate in on-call rotation for the internal platform services; respond to incidents, own post-incident reviews, and drive reliability improvements from what is learned.
• Provide expert code reviews and technical mentorship within the team.
• Design solutions on modern infrastructure (cloud solutions, k8s, LLMs) with expert level understanding of what and why, not just being able to call infrastructure or run pipelines.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, with meaningful time spent building backend services or service integrations.
• Deep experience with back-end languages such as Python and Golang.
• You’re comfortable paired programming and design solutions considering the team ability to maintain it.
• Strong written communication; you document what you build and your documentation holds up over time.
• Experience building integrations in a distributed systems environment; you understand async patterns, idempotency, and failure handling in practice.

Pay Range

$118,000 - $166,000

Other compensation

Bonus Eligible

Location

Seattle, WA | Expectation to be on-site - hybrid schedule

Perks & Benefits

• Remote work/ Hybrid work
• Travel expected 4 times per year for company-sponsored events
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401Kretirement plan; flexible spending and health savings account
• 15 daysof paid time off +additionalfront-loaded personal days
• 14company-recognized holidays+ paid volunteer days
• up to8 weeksof paid parental leave +10 weeksof paid bonding leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Pet insurance
• Checkoutmoreof our benefitshere: https://www.mcg.com/about/careers/benefits/

Remote with Occasional Travel (1 - 3 trips per year)

MCG Health is a Seattle, Washington-based company and is considering remote candidates with some travel for company-sponsored events.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable balancing the independence of remote work with the collaborative opportunities offered by periodic in-person engagements.

We embrace diversity and equal opportunity and are committed to building a team thatrepresentsa variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.Only with diverse thoughts and ideas will webe able to create the change we want in healthcare. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be for it.

All roles at MCG are expected to engage in occasional travel to participate in team or company-sponsored events for the purposes of connection and collaboration.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Note on interviews: We may use AI tools to audio-record and transcribe interviews for note-taking purposes. These are used only by our hiring team and do not make decisions on their own. Let us know if you prefer an alternative.

MCG is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to patient-focused care. We value our employees' unique differences and are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our diverse workforce helps us achieve our goal of providing the right care to everyone. We welcome all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, or political affiliation. We are committed to improving equity in healthcare and believe that a diverse workplace fosters curiosity, innovation, and business success. We are happy to provide accommodations for individuals. Please let us know if you require any support.