Staff Engineer, Mobile/Web Development

Thank you for considering Progyny!

Progyny’s mission puts our technology platform in the enviable position of very evident purpose: directly supporting the family building journey of millions of individuals. The Lead Web & Mobile Engineer performs a critical function in support of this goal and the ongoing evolution of our technology and platform strategy: driving the implementation of our digital channels that ensure intuitive user experiences and best-in-class, scalable, accessible web and mobile-delivered services.

In addition to the above, some specific success criteria in this role:

• Ability to guide engineering resources towards optimal models of modern software engineering, incorporating quality and time-to-market objectives pragmatically

• Implementation of best-in-class web capabilities with a pragmatic balance of cutting edge vs. ‘tried-and-true' technology frameworks

• Role model and influence a proactive approach to anticipating challenges for team to intentionally navigate to optimal outcomes

• Ability to “roll up your sleeves” and directly contribute to implementation and delivery, leaning in to support multiple aspects on engineering team

What you’ll do…

• Work in conjunction with engineering leadership to incorporate strategic objectives and define work plans and resource mobilization models for team

• Ensure effective execution by self and team to achieve delivery objectives

• Provide strategic input and influence with internal and external stakeholders in the domain of healthcare and general user interactions (web, mobile, omnichannel interaction)

• Coordination of best practices with internal / external delivery partners.

• Mentor junior engineers in modern software engineering models that focus on contract-first development, shift-left of design and test functions, and distributed software development and release collaboration models.

• Mentor engineers and stakeholders in the development and deployment constraints and patterns for scalable platform digital experiences

• Conduct and lead code reviews to ensure the team’s code is high-quality, maintainable and adheres to established standards.

• Guide the team in working with our monorepo architecture. Ensuring contributions integrate seamlessly and maintain the platform’s overall health and scalability.

About you…

• 8+ years working in customer experience web delivery for 10M+ sized user populations

• 10+ years in software development for moderate-to-large organizations with mature information technology and software engineering practices

• 5+ years working in software lead role, with management and technical team leadership responsibilities

• Deep knowledge of modern web frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, etc.), reactive web patterns, and supporting models of publication & deployment (SPA, PWA, SSR, etc.)

• Experience with mobile transpilation frameworks (ex: React Native, Expo, Ionic, etc.)

• Experience with monorepo tooling, specifically yarn workspaces for managing dependencies and packages.

• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies including docker and Kubernetes.

• Deep knowledge of web/mobile supporting API models (Backend-for-frontend) and push mechanisms (Websockets, HTTP Push, etc.)

• Experience with various web session/authorization patterns (OAuth, JWT,  PKCE, etc.)

• Experience in developing web/mobile applications that incorporate internationalization (i18n), accessibility (a11n), multimedia content delivery, and dynamic feature toggles

• Experience in Healthcare and familiarity with associated compliance / security obligations

Please note: Progyny is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in United States without the need for sponsorship, now or in the future.  

About Progyny:   

Progyny (Nasdaq: PGNY) is a global leader in women’s health and family building solutions, trusted by the nation’s leading employers, health plans and benefit purchasers. We envision a world where everyone can realize dreams of family and ideal health. Our outcomes prove that comprehensive, inclusive and intentionally designed solutions simultaneously benefit employers, patients and physicians. 

Our benefits solution empowers patients with concierge support, coaching, education, and digital tools; provides access to a premier network of fertility and women's health specialists who use the latest science and technologies; drives optimal clinical outcomes; and reduces healthcare costs.