Staff Software Engineer - Product Architecture & Scale

Included Health, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 174,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

401(k) Fidelity

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

Paid time off

Parental leave 12 weeks

WFH reimbursement

Job summary

Included Health is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join one of our product engineering teams. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, this is a technical lead individual contributor role focused on strategy, engineering standards, and delivering high-impact user-facing solutions at scale.

You will operate across team boundaries to shape architecture, influence direction, and partner with Product, Design, and Data to improve member outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 7+ years in software development in a growth-focused role.
• Experience at a Staff level in a product-focused engineering organization.
• Backend or full-stack depth delivering customer-facing systems at scale.
• Balance hands-on work with strategic technical leadership.
• Cross-functional alignment across engineering, product, and design.
• Clear written and verbal communication in ambiguous or high-stakes situations.
• Bias toward ownership, outcomes, and long-term impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of cross-team product initiatives.
• Translate ambiguous problems into scalable technical solutions with Product/Design.
• Establish architectural patterns to support growth and reliability.
• Raise engineering bar through code reviews, mentorship, guidance.
• Address technical debt, performance issues, and systemic risks.
• Influence roadmap decisions with product and systems mindset.

Skills

Technical leadership

Systems design

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentorship

Code quality

Performance tuning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Included Health is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join one of our product engineering teams. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, this is a technical lead individual contributor role focused on strategy, engineering standards, and delivering high-impact user-facing solutions at scale.

You will operate across team boundaries to shape architecture, influence direction, and partner with Product, Design, and Data to improve member outcomes.