Staff Software Engineer

Company: Collective Health
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

At Collective Health, we're transforming how employers and their people engage with their health benefits by seamlessly integrating cutting-edge technology, compassionate service, and world-class user experience design.The Eligibility team plays a crucial role in our healthcare organization, managing the essential process of member enrollment across all our clients. We handle significant volumes of sensitive data that directly impacts individuals' access to their health benefits-effectively serving as stewards of what we consider the "currency of healthcare." Our work directly supports operations teams in their mission to maintain seamless, uninterrupted membership services for our clients.We are architecting the next generation of our systems, creating exciting opportunities for innovation. This position represents a data-centric role with high visibility throughout the organization and significant impact on our business operations.If you're passionate about applying technical expertise to solve meaningful healthcare challenges, we would love to hear from you!

• Design and develop scalable, secure and configurable platform services for eligibility
• Lead end-to-end development of services across backend(Java/Spring), integration platforms and frontend (React/Angular)
• Build and extend APIs and data services to enable partner integrations and downstream systems
• Integrate and operationalize AI-powered developer tools (e.g. Copilot, Cursor) and contribute to incorporating ML-backed capabilities into platform workflows
• Collaborate with product, operations, and data teams to solve complex real-world problems like real-time eligibility validation, data and interface integrations, data enrichment, and automated decision rules
• Engage with our operations team to help them improve their overall efficiency
• Drive architectural decisions and champion reusable patterns for cloud-native, AI-enabled backend systems
• Mentor other engineers and influence best practices in system design, testing, and continuous deliveryYou will be successful::
  • Has 10+ years of working as a full stack engineer
  • Is well-versed in technologies such as Java & Spring, including strong understanding of microservices architecture
  • Have experience building frontend features in React/Angular, even if not your primary focus
  • Has hands-on experience with data architecture, SQL/PostgreSQL and building data intensive services
  • Use AI-enhanced development tooling like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or WindSurf as part of your regular development workflow
  • Communicates clearly up, down and across teams
  • Prior experience architecting, building, launching and maintaining complex systems
  • Balances getting things done with making things perfect
  • Takes pride in mentoring other developers
  • Loves working with a team of awesome, collaborative co-workers
  • Likes to be involved in the decision making process, taking into account the needs of our customers as well as our companyOur Tech Stack
    Our backend services follow microservices architecture using Java and Spring Boot. We use cloud services (AWS) as our backbone, with Kubernetes and Docker for our orchestration. We use PostgreSQL for our databases, and Python & Spark for large scale data workloads. For the frontend, we have a React-driven architecture.Pay Transparency StatementThis is a hybrid position based out of one of our offices: San Francisco, CA, Plano, TX, or Lehi, UT. Hybrid employees are expected to be in the office two days per week. #LI-hybridThe actual pay rate offered within the range will depend on factors including geographic location, qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition to the salary, you will be eligible for stock options and benefits like health insurance, 401k, and paid time off. Learn more about our benefits at https://jobs.collectivehealth.com/benefits/ .$194,670 - $243,500 USDLehi, UT Pay Range$155,500 - $194,000 USD$171,000 - $213,500 USDWhy Join Us?
    • Mission-driven culture that values innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence in healthcare
    • Impactful projects that shape the future of our organization
    • Opportunities for professional development through internal mobility opportunities, mentorship programs, and courses tailored to your interests
    • Flexible work arrangements and a supportive work-life balanceWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Collective Health is committed to providing support to candidates who require reasonable accommodation during the interview process. If you need assistance, please contact recruiting-accommodations@collectivehealth.com .Interested in building your career at Collective Health? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.Apply for this jobindicates a required fieldFirst Name *Last Name *Email *Phone *Location (City) *Resume/CV *Enter manuallyAccepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtfEnter manuallyAccepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtfDo you consent that Collective Health and its service providers may send text messages regarding scheduling and other information about your candidacy to the number you provided? This consent is not a condition of employment. Reply STOP at any time to opt out of receiving these text messages. Standard rates apply. * Select...Do you now, or will you in the future, require immigration sponsorship (e.g. sponsorship of your work authorization) to work in the United States? * Select...LinkedIn ProfileWebsiteHow did you hear about this job?Anything else you'd like to add?Demographic QuestionsCollective Health is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Completion of this form is entirely voluntary. Should you choose to respond, any responses will be kept 100% confidential, They will not be used to make hiring decisions, and will only be used in aggregate to evaluate the equity of our hiring practices.How would you describe your gender identity? (mark all that apply) Select...How would you describe your racial/ethnic background? (mark all that apply) Select...How would you describe your sexual orientation? (mark all that apply) Select...Do you identify as transgender? Select...Do you have a disability or chronic condition (e.g. physical, visual, auditory, cognitive, mental, emotional) that substantially limits one or more of your major life activities, including mobility, communication (seeing, hearing, speaking), and learning? Select...Are you a veteran or active member of the United States Armed Forces? Select...
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