Staff Software Engineer, Real-Time Health Data Platform

Function Health, Inc.; New York, Los Angeles, Boston (NY, CA, MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Function Health, Inc. seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead design and development of real-time health data access and scalable software solutions.

You will guide engineering efforts, ensuring performance, scalability, and security while mentoring a distributed team. The ideal candidate brings 12+ years of software leadership in startups, strong Python, cloud and container expertise, and a passion for healthcare innovation.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of proven software engineering experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Startup environment experience with active coding and team management.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Cloud experience with AWS and Google Cloud; containerization with Docker.
• Solid understanding of Agile, TDD and CI/CD practices.
• Experience building and maintaining large-scale systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Comfort with remote, distributed teams.
• Continuous learning mindset and adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Design and development leadership for scalable, robust software solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, providing technical leadership and clarity in decisions.
• Drive high-impact projects from conception to delivery.
• Tackle complex technical challenges and raise engineering quality.
• Stay at the forefront of emerging technologies to advance the platform.

Skills

12+ years exp

Healthcare innovation

Python

AWS & GCP

Docker

Agile / TDD / CI/CD

Large-scale systems

Problem solving

Remote work capable

Learning mindset

Tools

Docker

Job description

Function Health, Inc. seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead design and development of real-time health data access and scalable software solutions.

You will guide engineering efforts, ensuring performance, scalability, and security while mentoring a distributed team. The ideal candidate brings 12+ years of software leadership in startups, strong Python, cloud and container expertise, and a passion for healthcare innovation.