Truly full stack product development with a slight lean towards the backend
Build and maintain GraphQL APIs powered by Python services (Django, Flask)
Implement web and mobile user experiences using React & React Native
Engineer efficient and reusable systems that drive complex web and mobile applications
Maintain HIPAA and GDPR compliance and general security through best practice implementation
Independently write and execute technical plans (tech specs/RFCs) for large, ambiguous, cross-domain projects, negotiating scope with product along the way
Lead ambiguous or large projects, working collaboratively with design, product, cross-functional partners, and other engineers to deliver a cohesive adaptive care experience
Serve as the directly responsible individual from engineering on roadmap commitments, owning launch timelines, decomposing work, and coordinating dependencies across teams
Write and maintain technical documentation, unit tests, and integration tests
Be a thought leader in strategic engineering and tech initiatives, and contribute to cross-team engineering forums
Lead and contribute to cross-team engineering forums and on cross-team engineering projects
Mentor other engineers to scale your impact both on Care Journey and across the engineering department
Provide compassionate and impactful reviews of technical project plans and code
Participate in on-call, driving investigation, remediation, and process improvements from recurring issues

8+ years of relevant software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages
At least 2+ years of production experience in full-stack web development, including React, JavaScript/TypeScript, React Native, and Python
Deep familiarity with our tech stack (or a directly comparable one) strongly preferred; expect to start meaningfully contributing within your first 30 days
Demonstrated high ownership: you independently decompose very ambiguous problems into component parts, propose technically elegant strategies, and can estimate and deliver against them with confidence
A track record of writing technical plans (tech specs/RFCs) that hold up under cross-functional scrutiny, and driving solutioning for initiatives that span multiple domains or teams
Experience building and maintaining GraphQL and/or REST APIs
Experience scaling relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) and writing performant queries
Proven ability to work cross-functionally and be trusted as a technical partner by product, design, and other engineering teams, including navigating disagreement and bringing people along on a technical direction
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable driving alignment with stakeholders outside your immediate team
Experience mentoring and effectively working with a distributed development team
Experience leading and architecting large-scale projects as a technical thought leader
Passion for building something to improve the lives of others

Native mobile development
AI/LLM-powered product features (e.g., recommendation systems, conversational or agentic experiences)
Experience with maturely leveraging AI in your development lifecycle to improve quality and speed for yourself and other engineers
Real-time messaging or notification flows, including push notifications
Experience with SQL, bash, or other scripting languages to facilitate debugging or developer-experience contributions
Working with AWS or other cloud platforms
Working at a high-growth startup
Working in Health Tech or HR Benefits

Medical / Dental / Vision / Disability / Life Insurance
High Deductible Health Plan with Health Savings Account (HSA) option
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Access to coaches and therapists through Modern Health's platform
Flexible Time Off
Company-wide Collective Pause Days
Parental Leave Policy
Family Forming Benefit through Carrot
Family Assistance Benefit through UrbanSitter
Professional Development Stipend
401k
Financial Planning Benefit through Origin
Annual Wellness Stipend to use on items that promote your overall well being
New Hire Stipend to help cover work-from-home setup costs
ModSquad Community: Virtual events like active ERGs, holiday themed activities, team-building events and more
Monthly Cell Phone Reimbursement

Remote (Worldwide)

Modern Health is a fully remote workforce and a hyper-growth company
US based team members who live outside the Pacific time zone are expected to work at least six hours between 8 am and 5 pm Pacific time each workday
Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position
Applicants must be able to maintain work authorization for the duration of employment without employer sponsorship or employer-provided training plans or attestations (including, for example, the Form I-983 required for STEM OPT)
This position is not eligible to be performed in Hawaii

Modern Health is hiring a Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack