Staff Software Engineer (San Francisco hybrid)

About us

Pomelo Care is a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, engineers and problem solvers who are passionate about improving care for moms and babies. We are transforming outcomes for pregnant people and babies with evidence-based pregnancy and newborn care at scale. Our technology-driven care platform enables us to engage patients early, conduct individualized risk assessments for poor pregnancy outcomes, and deliver coordinated, personalized virtual care throughout pregnancy, NICU stays, and the first postpartum year. We measure ourselves by reductions in preterm births, NICU admissions, c-sections and maternal mortality; we improve outcomes and reduce healthcare spend.

Our engineering team is the engine behind our innovative virtual care platform, building AI-powered solutions that fundamentally transform care delivery and create exceptional experiences for both patients and clinicians. If you're passionate about using technology to effect real, tangible good in the world, we'd love to meet you.

We operate as a remote-first company, but there are a handful of us in San Francisco who like to come to the office to collaborate.

What you'll do

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will define and guide technical direction by designing, building and scaling the technology that underpins Pomelo’s success. You will be a technical leader and a mentor to others. On any given day, you may:

• Write exemplary code that sets the standard for the team, shipping high-impact features while architecting systems that scale effortlessly
• Drive the technical direction and architecture of complex, distributed systems that enable our clinical team to deliver personalized, data-driven care at scale
• Pioneer our AI-powered tools, designing and building agents that make clinicians drastically more efficient and effective
• Elevate the game of those around you through mentorship, technical guidance, and fostering our culture of excellence and continuous learning
• Partner with product and clinical leadership to shape the company's technical strategy, identifying breakthrough opportunities to ensure we are tackling the most impactful problems

Who you are

You’re a seasoned, product-minded, technical leader who is an expert in navigating ambiguity, identifying opportunities that have a lasting impact on the business, and raising the bar for the people around you. You’re equally comfortable talking to a customer as you are being handed a spec and you have a proven ability to translate user needs into high-quality technical solutions. In particular, you:

• Have 10+ years of experience shipping high-quality, scalable software systems
• Have an expert level of proficiency in system and relational database design and one or more languages like Java, C#, Kotlin, Python, Go, etc. 
• Have experience guiding technical teams in the development of applications with modern front-end frameworks like React or Vue.js
• Are passionate about staying on the cutting-edge of agentic tooling to significantly accelerate delivery and amplify engineering impact
• Have a track record of delivering elegant and maintainable solutions to complex problems that matter

We'll be super excited if you:

• Have prior experience in AI/ML, natural language processing or building agent-based systems
• Have previously worked in a fast-paced, product-oriented environment

Why you should join our team

By joining Pomelo, you will help shape the future of a fast-moving, well-funded and mission-driven startup that always puts the patient first. You will learn, grow and be challenged -- and have fun with your team while doing it. We strive to create an environment where employees from all backgrounds are respected. We also offer:

• Competitive healthcare benefits
• Generous equity compensation
• Unlimited vacation
• Membership in the First Round Network (a curated and confidential community with events, guides, thousands of Q&A questions, and opportunities for 1-1 mentorship)

At Pomelo, we are committed to hiring the best team to improve outcomes for all mothers and babies, regardless of their background. We need diverse perspectives to reflect the diversity of problems we face and the population we serve. We look to hire people from a variety of backgrounds, including but not limited to race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, disability, and veteran status.

Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our company’s size and industry, and are one part of the total compensation package that also includes