Senior Software Engineer

Candid Health; California (MO); On-site; USD 195,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Candid Health is seeking a highly experienced Software Engineer based in California, Missouri. In this role, you will conceptualize, design, and maintain complex services, while also shaping both engineering and company culture. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and a customer-first mindset.

The estimated annual salary ranges from $195,000 to $250,000, based on skills, experience, and performance, with additional potential compensation through equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in a Software Engineering position.
• Enjoy owning features end-to-end and learning new tools.
• Clear and concise communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, design, build, and maintain complex services.
• Interact closely with customers to address pain points.
• Shape engineering and company culture.

Skills

Python

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

React

Typescript

Google Cloud Platform

Auth0

Terraform

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math, or similar

Job description

What you’ll be doing

• You’ll conceptualize, design, build, and maintain complex services/platforms/features and develop ownership over large swaths of our product + infrastructure.
• You’ll interact closely with our current + prospective customers, developing intuition around their biggest pain points and thinking of creative ways to address them.
• You’ll play a critical role in shaping our engineering + broader company culture and help make this the best place we’ve ever worked.

Who you are

• You have Bachelors of Science or Bachelors of Art in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math or other similar degree.
• You have 8+ years of experience in a Software Engineering position.
• Experience with the technologies we currently use is a plus, but by no means required: Python, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, React, Typescript, Google Cloud Platform, Auth0, Terraform.
• You enjoy building high-quality software, but you also anchor on outcomes and have good intuition around which corners are worth cutting and which aren’t.
• You enjoy owning features end-to-end and are comfortable learning new tools or moving across the stack to do so.
• You have a customer-first and learner’s mindset, and value teaching others.
• You’re a clear and concise communicator; you enjoy the challenge of explaining complicated ideas in simple terms, both in-person and in writing.

Pay Transparency

The estimated starting annual salary range for this position is $195,000 to $250,000 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.