Staff AI Software Engineer – Healthcare Platform

Garner Health, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 312,000 - 356,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity incentive

Flexible PTO

Medical/Dental/Vision plan

401(k)

Teladoc Health

Job summary

Garner Health, LLC, based in New York City, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical strategy and build scalable AI-powered healthcare systems. The role requires coordinating with cross-functional teams in a fast-growing startup environment and working in the NYC office three days a week.

You will champion best practices, mentor engineers, and ensure data privacy and HIPAA compliance while delivering high-impact outcomes.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience leading teams of engineers with impact on technical strategy.
• Generalist mindset, able to learn new languages and frameworks in a fast-paced startup.
• Experience building complex systems using AI coding agents (Claude Code).
• Able to learn quickly and mentor others.
• Familiarity with data security and HIPAA compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead team-level technical strategy and execution on multi-quarter time horizons.
• Use AI to build, optimize, and maintain software systems.
• Uplevel engineers across the organization by raising the technical bar.
• Collaborate across disciplines to understand domain and iterate on projects.
• Protect users’ privacy and security through best practices.

Skills

Software engineering

Team leadership

AI coding agents

Mentoring

HIPAA compliance

Data privacy

Tools

Claude Code

Job description

Garner Health, LLC, based in New York City, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical strategy and build scalable AI-powered healthcare systems. The role requires coordinating with cross-functional teams in a fast-growing startup environment and working in the NYC office three days a week.

You will champion best practices, mentor engineers, and ensure data privacy and HIPAA compliance while delivering high-impact outcomes.