Sr. Software Engineer (New Verticals)

Our healthcare system is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S. Every year, over 50 million Americans suffer adverse financial consequences as a result of seeking care, from lower credit scores to garnished wages. The challenge is only getting worse, as high deductible health plans are the fastest growing plan design in the U.S.

Cedar’s mission is to leverage data science, smart product design and personalization to make healthcare more affordable and accessible. Today, healthcare providers still engage with its consumers in a “one-size-fits-all” approach; and Cedar is excited to leverage consumer best practices to deliver a superior experience.

The Role:

The New Verticals squad is a dynamic group operating like a startup within a startup, focused on expanding Cedar’s product into verticals beyond traditional healthcare.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping innovative solutions that improve the experience for millions of patients and fundamentally rethink how hundreds of billions of healthcare dollars are spent. You’ll work alongside a small, experienced team of leaders who have built and scaled unicorn products to develop new solutions for healthcare payments. You’ll thrive in an environment with rapid iteration where you can directly impact outcomes.

If you love fast-paced development, direct interaction with customers, and learning how to launch new products and businesses, then this is the role for you!

Cedar is committed to a flexible work environment, so this as well as many of our roles are remote friendly.

Gain further insight into this opportunity by viewing this video featuring the hiring manager:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsULa3xZWkA&list=PLkQhAN_5lt7lqfcivUl-cclHT1eWie35j&index=1

 

In this position you will:

• Join a team within Cedar that is scaling up new products in non-traditional verticals of Healthcare. 
• Work closely with a Product Mgr, Tech Lead, and Designer to build features in a React application. 
• Act as a leader within the team in delivering features across the stack (from Python to JSX/TSX/CSS). 
• Create high-quality design docs for complex technical features. 
• Lead ambiguous projects and proactively unblock peers with their projects. 
• Participate in daily standups, backlog grooming, design reviews, and code reviews. 
• Lead decision making and drive buy-in efforts within the team. 

What we look for in an ideal candidate:

• Ability to creatively tackle both product and technical challenges. On this team, you’ll receive high-level problems instead of detailed requirement documents, tasking you with finding solutions that balance technical excellence, pragmatism, and speed.
• Be a proactive, positive team player. In our small group, everyone's contributions matter, and we expect you to actively collaborate to find solutions.
• Experience leading technical problems across the stack with a strong ownership mentality, focused on delivering value (we don’t have a hard requirement, but generally this comes with at least 6-10 years of professional software development experience)
• Proficient in backend languages (Python/Java/Ruby/C#) and frontend technologies (JavaScript/TypeScript, React/Angular), with experience in full-stack frameworks (Django/Rails).
• Familiarity with GraphQL, Docker, and Docker Compose is a plus.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and working cross functionally. 

Bonus: Openness to growing into a tech lead or manager. This role is perfect for someone seeking opportunities to lead early-stage product development teams.

Compensation Range and Benefits:

• Salary/Hourly Rate Range*: $195,000 - $230,000
• This role is equity eligible
• This role offers a competitive benefits and wellness package

*Subject to location, experience, and education

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What do we offer to the ideal candidate?

• A chance to improve the U.S. healthcare system at a high-growth company! Our leading healthcare financial platform is scaling rapidly, helping millions of patients per year
• Unless stated otherwise, most roles have flexibility to work from home or in the office, depending on what works best for you
• For exempt employees: Unlimited PTO for vacation, sick and mental health days–we encourage everyone to take at least 20 days of PTO per year to ensure dedicated time to spend with loved ones, explore, r