Staff Software Engineer

pomelocare; United States; Remote; USD 220,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Competitive healthcare benefits

Unlimited vacation

Equity

Access to founder/operator network

Job summary

PomeloCare is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead clinical-domain engineering for a virtual medical practice serving women and children. This senior role blends hands-on coding with architectural leadership across distributed systems and AI-powered tooling, supporting 24/7 care delivery.

You will mentor engineers, set standards, and collaborate with product and clinical leadership to shape technical strategy.

Qualifications

• 10+ years shipping scalable software in production.
• Experience with distributed systems and AI tooling is a plus.
• Strong backend and data modeling capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale production software powering a virtual care platform.
• Set architectural direction for complex distributed systems for personalized care workflows.
• Ship high-impact code while defining standards and patterns across the team.
• Prototype and develop AI-powered agents and tooling to improve clinician efficiency.
• Mentor engineers through technical guidance and code reviews.
• Partner with product and clinical leadership to shape technical strategy and prioritize high-leverage problems.

Skills

Leadership in software architecture

System design

Relational DB modeling

Backend languages (Java, C#, Kotlin, P

Frontend frameworks (React, Vue.js)

Mentoring/leadership

Ambiguity navigation

Tools

React

Vue.js

Job description

Role overview

Staff Software Engineer role on a virtual medical practice serving women and children across pregnancy, postpartum, pediatrics, and related life stages. The position combines clinical-domain engineering with AI-driven tooling, focused on building distributed systems and agent-based software that supports 24/7 care delivery. This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role with significant mentorship and architectural scope.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale production software that powers a virtual care platform for patients and clinicians
• Set architectural direction for complex distributed systems handling personalized, data-driven care workflows
• Ship high-impact code while defining standards and patterns adopted across the engineering team
• Prototype and develop AI-powered agents and tooling that improve clinician efficiency and effectiveness
• Mentor engineers through technical guidance, code review, and culture-building
• Partner with product and clinical leadership to shape technical strategy and prioritize high-leverage problems

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience shipping high-quality, scalable software systems in production
• Expert proficiency in system design and relational database modeling, plus fluency in at least one backend language such as Java, C#, Kotlin, Python, or Go
• Hands-on experience guiding teams building applications with modern front-end frameworks like React or Vue.js
• Demonstrated ability to translate user and customer needs into clean, maintainable technical solutions
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and balancing hands-on coding with strategic technical leadership

Nice to have

• Prior experience with AI/ML, natural language processing, or building agent-based systems
• Background working in a fast-paced, product-oriented startup environment
• Familiarity with cutting-edge agentic development tooling

Benefits and work setup

• Remote-friendly position
• Competitive healthcare benefits and generous equity compensation
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Access to a curated founder and operator network offering events, guides, and 1:1 mentorship
• Mission-driven environment focused on maternal and pediatric health outcomes
• Pay range noted in the source material as approximately $220,000 to $260,000, depending on experience and location