Senior Software Engineer

Attune; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare technology company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience in web, backend, and AI development. This role is hybrid, requiring 3 days a week in the Chicago office. The ideal candidate will drive product excellence, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor junior engineers. Applicants should possess a Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science and over 7 years of software development experience, including proficiency in Typescript, React, Python, and Java, while also being familiar with AWS and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience developing full-stack solutions leveraging websockets, SSE, REST APIs.
• Strong backend development skills with Java and Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality web and backend systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience.
• Set engineering best practices and lead by example.
• Guide and mentor junior engineers.
• Ensure scalability, security, and performance of applications.

Skills

Web development

Backend development

AI development

Proficiency in Typescript

Proficiency in React/NextJs

Proficiency in Python

Proficiency in Java

Experience with databases

Familiarity with AWS EKS

Experience in mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering

Tools

LangGraph

LangChain

MCP

LLMs

Redis

Postgres

Java + Spring

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior Software Engineer — Agentic Voice (Healthcare)

Location: West Loop, Chicago, IL (Hybrid — 3 days/week in office)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial Senior / Staff Product Engineer with a strong background in web, backend, and AI development. The ideal candidate is highly product-minded and capable of making strategic decisions that drive product excellence. You will play a pivotal role in building robust software solutions while setting high engineering standards for the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Development: Design, develop, and maintain high-quality web and backend systems that meet product requirements.
• Strategic Decision-Making: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to make informed product decisions that enhance user experience and business value.
• Technical Leadership: Set engineering best practices and standards; lead by example to foster a culture of excellence.
• Mentorship: Guide and mentor junior engineers to develop their technical and professional skills.
• Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals.
• Performance Optimization: Ensure the scalability, security, and performance of applications.
• Innovation: Stay updated with emerging AI technologies and industry trends to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Technical Expertise:
• Experience with LangGraph, LangChain, MCP, LLMs (RAG, fine-tuning, scaled deployments).
• Proficiency in Typescript, React / NextJs, Python, Java.
• Expertise in web technologies - experience developing full-stack solutions leveraging websockets, SSE, REST APIs, service workers, and more.
• Strong backend development skills with experience in Java + Spring, Python.
• Experience with databases and understanding of data modeling. Experience with Redis, and Postgres are a plus.
• Deep familiarity with AWS EKS and deploying in Kubernetes.

Soft Skills

• Product Mindset: Proven ability to make strategic product decisions with a focus on user needs and business impact.
• Entrepreneurial: Experience taking ideas all the way from ideation to execution. Instead of waiting for tasks, you’re proactively identifying areas of opportunity and building them out.
• Leadership Skills: Demonstrated experience in leading technical teams and mentoring engineers.
• Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

How we work

• Small, cross‑functional pods with a tech lead (engineering owns sprint tickets; product owns the what/why and outcomes).
• High autonomy, high bar, candid feedback, low politics.
• Hybrid: 3 days/week in our West Loop office; occasional travel for customer meetings and team onsites.

Attune is committed to a culture of teamwork; where everyone works together to plan, do, learn, and continuously improve. We accomplish that by staying true to our core values.

• Lead With Empathy - Attune designs technology that listens first and responds with compassion and precision. Every interaction reflects genuine understanding and care for patients, providers, and partners.
• Trust Is Earned - Trust is built through openness, clarity, and reliability. Attune upholds the highest standards of privacy, security, and communication, ensuring confidence in every exchange.
• Work in Harmony - Collaboration drives progress. Attune aligns patients, care organizations, and technology partners to create seamless, unified systems that work together toward better outcomes.
• Prioritize Outcomes - Success is measured by impact, not activity. Attune focuses on closing care gaps, improving experiences, and advancing meaningful health outcomes.
• Innovate With Integrity - Attune advances AI responsibly, creating solutions that amplify human expertise without losing the human touch. Innovation always serves people first.

Attune is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and all employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and/or receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us.