Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

Company: Candid Health
Location: New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; or Denver, CO (4 days in office)
Compensation: $195,000 - $250,000 + competitive equity
Employment Type: Full-time
Visa Sponsorship: E-3 and TN only (no H-1B)

About Candid Health

Candid Health is remaking the health insurance claims process with a revenue cycle management (RCM) automation platform built for medical providers, sitting between provider groups and insurers to enable clean payment of everyday claims in a $280B-a-year industry that is fundamentally broken.

Founded in 2019, Candid Health has raised $220M+ and serves a fast-growing base of enterprise customers.

The Role

Candid is hiring Senior Software Engineers (8+ years) to join a high-velocity team building the platform that is remaking how healthcare providers get paid. You will own large areas of product and infrastructure end to end, designing, shipping and scaling complex services that eliminate manual work. The team values strong CS fundamentals and the ability to write production code without leaning on AI tools.

What You Will Do

• Design, build and maintain complex services across the stack in Python, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL and GCP.
• Own features from architecture through deployment and production reliability.
• Lead scalability and infrastructure improvements as enterprise usage grows.
• Work with product, design and cross-functional partners on robust solutions.
• Raise the engineering bar through live coding interviews and mentorship.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of software engineering, ideally at fast-growing startups
• Strong CS fundamentals and the ability to code fluently without AI assistance
• Full-stack experience with Python, TypeScript, React and PostgreSQL
• A record of upward trajectory and deep technical problem-solving
• Ability to work 4 days a week in the New York, San Francisco or Denver office

Tech Stack

Python, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, Google Cloud Platform, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Auth0

REVENUE: 14% of first-year salary. Est. fee per hire $27K-$35K; 6 seat(s) = up to $187K if all filled.

TARGET COMPANIES (suggested): Stripe, Oscar Health, Flatiron Health, Plaid, Cedar, Waystar.

BEST-FIT CANDIDATE: 8+ yrs; full-stack Python/TS/React/Postgres; strong CS fundamentals; startup trajectory; visa: E-3 or TN only; location: NYC/SF/Denver 4 days.