Staff Software Engineer

omadahealth; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision

Retirement savings plan

Parental leave

Lifestyle spending account

Mental health support

Equity grants

Annual cash bonus

Job summary

Omada Health is seeking a high-ownership staff engineer focused on backend development to support cardiometabolic care and digital experiences. You will drive architecture, partner with product and care teams, and guide the team toward scalable, secure APIs.

With 10+ years in software, you will own technical direction, work across the stack, and mentor peers. The role embraces a remote-first culture and equity grants as part of the package.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience with readable, tested code.
• Strong capability in a modern backend language; Ruby on Rails required.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL and designing secure APIs.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, cloud, deployment tools, observability, and DevOps concepts.
• Experience using AI-assisted development workflows and generative AI practices.
• Clear written and verbal communication and collaborative working style.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product, clinical, and other stakeholders to shape requirements and deliver new experiences.
• Own architecture and technical direction from design through production delivery.
• Assess tradeoffs across services, technologies, and frameworks, adapting to unfamiliar systems as needed.
• Establish a high bar for readable, tested, scalable code and guide other engineers in meeting it.
• Mentor teammates, reduce ambiguity, and help the team deliver effectively.
• Define six- to twelve-month technical priorities and identify valuable improvements beyond the current roadmap.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

Databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL)

CI/CD / DevOps

Cloud infrastructure

AI-assisted development

Communication & collaboration

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GraphQL

React

Job description

Role overview

Build the technical foundation for new digital experiences supporting members and care teams in cardiometabolic care and physical activity. This is a high-ownership staff engineering role with a backend focus, broad scope across the stack, and responsibility for turning emerging product opportunities into reliable software.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product, clinical, and other stakeholders to shape requirements and deliver new experiences.
• Own architecture and technical direction from initial design through production delivery.
• Assess tradeoffs across services, technologies, and frameworks, adapting to unfamiliar systems as needed.
• Establish a high bar for readable, tested, scalable code and guide other engineers in meeting it.
• Mentor teammates, reduce ambiguity, and help the team deliver effectively.
• Define six- to twelve-month technical priorities and identify valuable improvements beyond the current roadmap.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of software development experience, with a record of writing efficient, readable, tested code.
• Strong capability in a modern backend language and willingness to work across the stack; experience with Ruby on Rails is required.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL and with designing secure, maintainable APIs.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, deployment tools, observability, and DevOps concepts.
• Experience using AI-assisted development workflows and familiarity with LLM and generative AI practices.
• Clear written and verbal communication, collaborative working style, and interest in learning new tools and approaches.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, React, GraphQL, and related backend services.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote-first work-from-home culture and flexible time off.
• Salary, annual cash bonus, and equity grants.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage, retirement savings plan, and parental leave.
• Lifestyle spending account and mental health support.