Watertown, Massachusetts, United States Hybrid

Firefly Health is hiring a Senior Software Engineer

About the Role

The engineer will lead development efforts, contribute to architectural decisions, and ensure delivery of reliable, maintainable code within an agile environment.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build backend services and APIs to support healthcare applications
  • Collaborate with product and design teams to understand user needs
  • Write clean, testable, and well-documented code
  • Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality
  • Troubleshoot and resolve production issues promptly
  • Optimize application performance and scalability
  • Implement security best practices across systems
  • Work with data models to support clinical and operational workflows
  • Integrate with third-party healthcare platforms and services
  • Support deployment pipelines and infrastructure automation
  • Contribute to technical documentation and system diagrams
  • Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices
  • Evaluate new technologies for potential adoption
  • Ensure compliance with healthcare data regulations
  • Participate in incident response and on-call rotations
  • Drive improvements in development tooling and processes
  • Collaborate across disciplines to refine product requirements
  • Monitor system health and proactively address risks
  • Support integration testing and validation efforts
  • Maintain focus on user experience and system reliability

Nice to Have

  • Master’s degree in a technical field
  • Experience in healthcare or regulated industries
  • Knowledge of HIPAA and data privacy standards
  • Background in full-stack development
  • Experience with frontend frameworks
  • Familiarity with GraphQL
  • Involvement in open-source projects
  • Leadership experience in technical projects

Compensation

Competitive salary and benefits package

Work Arrangement

Hybrid work model with flexibility for remote and in-office collaboration

Team

Collaborative engineering team focused on building scalable healthcare technology solutions

Our Mission

We aim to transform primary care by combining technology with personalized medical services to improve patient outcomes and access.

Culture & Values

We value collaboration, transparency, and a commitment to equity in healthcare. Engineers are encouraged to innovate and take ownership of their work.

Available for qualified candidates

Required Skills
React.jsReact NativeTypeScriptPythonDjangoPostgreSQLDockerAWSSoftware ArchitectureAPI DevelopmentCloud Infrastructure
About company
Firefly Health
Firefly Health is building a revolutionary new type of comprehensive health 'care and coverage,' powered by a relationship-driven care team, a trusted virtual and in-person clinical network, and our proprietary technology platform. We are flipping the script on what it means to be a health plan and actually providing a true health benefit to members.
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Posted 6 months ago