Software Engineer III (Communications Platform)

Cedar; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedar is seeking a Software Engineer III to enhance patient communication through innovative solutions. This role involves leading projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring high code quality. Join Cedar to contribute to a mission that aims to improve the healthcare experience for millions.

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

16 weeks paid parental leave

401(k) matching

Diversity initiatives

Competitive benefits package

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of professional software development experience.
• Experience leading technical problems across the stack.
• Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of projects for patient communication.
• Collaborate with product, design, and data partners.
• Uphold code quality standards through thoughtful PR reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Software Development

Job description

Our healthcare system is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S. Every year, over 50 million Americans suffer adverse financial consequences as a result of seeking care, from lower credit scores to garnished wages. The challenge is only getting worse, as high deductible health plans are the fastest growing plan design in the U.S.

Cedar’s mission is to leverage data science, smart product design and personalization to make healthcare more affordable and accessible. Today, healthcare providers still engage with its consumers in a “one-size-fits-all” approach; and Cedar is excited to leverage consumer best practices to deliver a superior experience.

The Role

Cedar is seeking a Software Engineer III to join our Communications Platform squad in the Patient pillar. The Patient pillar is responsible for empathetically engaging with patients across various channels to communicate with patients and gather information from them. The Communications Platform squad works in a cross-functional team (engineering, product, design) to optimize patient engagement by enabling flexible, efficient, and reliable communications.

In this position you will:

• Lead the design and implementation of projects to personalize and clarify the patient communication journey
• Collaborate with your product, design, and data partners to deliver new features and enhancements
• Uphold code quality standards through providing thoughtful PR reviews
• Build tools to improve the observability of our communications systems

What we look for in a candidate:

• Experience leading technical problems across the stack with a strong ownership mentality, focused on delivering value (we don’t have a hard requirement, but generally this comes with at least 4-6 years of professional software development experience)
• Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment, and find comfort in ambiguity
• Excitement about our missions and a commitment to solving problems for our patients
• Experience collaborating with product and design teams

Compensation Range and Benefits

• Salary/Hourly Rate Range*: $170,000 - $200,000
• This role is equity eligible
• This role offers a competitive benefits and wellness package

*Subject to location, experience, and education

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What do we offer to the ideal candidate?

• A chance to improve the U.S. healthcare system at a high-growth company! Our leading healthcare financial platform is scaling rapidly, helping millions of patients per year
• Unless stated otherwise, most roles have flexibility to work from home or in the office, depending on what works best for you
• For exempt employees: Unlimited PTO for vacation, sick and mental health days–we encourage everyone to take at least 20 days of vacation per year to ensure dedicated time to spend with loved ones, explore, rest and recharge
• 16 weeks paid parental leave with health benefits for all parents, plus flexible re-entry schedules for returning to work
• Diversity initiatives that encourage Cedarians to bring their whole selves to work, including three employee resource groups: be@cedar (for BIPOC-identifying Cedarians and their allies), Pridecones (for LGBTQIA+ Cedarians and their allies) and Cedar Women+ (for female-identifying Cedarians)
• Competitive pay, equity (for qualifying roles) and health benefits that start on the first of the month following your start date (or on your start date if your start date coincides with the first of the month)
• Cedar matches 100% of your 401(k) contributions, up to 3% of your annual compensation
• Access to hands-on mentorship, employee and management coaching, and a team discretionary budget for learning and development resources to help you grow both professionally and personally

About us

Cedar was co-founded by Florian Otto and Arel Lidow in 2016 after a negative medical billing experience inspired them to help improve our healthcare system. With a commitment to solving billing and patient experience issues, Cedar has become a leading healthcare technology company fueled by remarkable growth. "Over the past several years, we've raised more than $350 million in funding & have the active support of Thrive and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

As of November 2024, Cedar is engaging with 30 million patients annually and is on target to process $3.5 billion in patient payments annually. Cedar partners with more than 55 leading healthcare providers and payers including Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, Novant Health, Allina Health and Providence.