Senior Software Engineer, Backend | Careers | Oscar Health

Oscar Health

Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$158,400–$207,900 / yr
Posted
44 days ago

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Similar $185k
This role $183k
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This role pays more than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $147,568–$222,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $183k versus about $185k for comparable roles.

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About Oscar Health

Oscar Health is a technology-driven health insurance company offering individual, family, and small business health plans.

Oscar Health currently has 51 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $149,040–$178,227 across 51 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Backend | Careers | Oscar Health

Join Oscar as a Senior Software Engineer, Backend on our Engineering team, where you will lead the development of reliable and maintainable applications that simplify interactions within the healthcare system. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan and execute complex technical projects, independently own feature or infrastructure initiatives from design through completion, and mentor junior engineers while applying best practices. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, expertise in Python and Golang, and a track record of building scalable and fault-tolerant systems. Experience with observability tools like Grafana and Kubernetes is a plus, as you will contribute to improving the quality and stability of our existing services while tackling challenges unique to the healthcare industry.

What you'll do

  • Lead the planning, execution, and release of complex technical projects.
  • Become an expert on your team's business and technical domains.
  • Implement step-wise migrations of existing services and applications.
  • Own small to medium features or infrastructure projects independently.
  • Contribute to improving technology and applying best practices within the team.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with increasing responsibility and impact.
  • Expertise in proposing, experimenting, and iterating on new technologies or complex systems.
  • Proven ability to independently design, implement, and release features or infrastructure projects.
  • Solid understanding and application of computer science concepts in practical scenarios.
  • Consistent track record of writing stable, correct, and maintainable code with minimal oversight.

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