Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Oscar Health

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Hybrid

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

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $193k
This role $183k
$131k most similar roles pay here $246k

This role pays more than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $170,069–$216,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $183k versus about $193k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 70 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $149,040–$195,615 across 65 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Backend

As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend, you will join the Engineering team to build reliable, maintainable applications, infrastructure, and interfaces designed to simplify interactions with the healthcare system for members and providers. You will lead the planning, execution, and release of complex technical projects while collaborating with product managers, designers, and partners to solve challenging problems. Your daily work involves implementing step-wise technical migrations, owning features from design through completion, and improving technology through best practices. The role requires building fault-tolerant, scalable software systems and may involve using Python, Golang, Grafana, BigQuery, and Kubernetes. You will also work with data and engineering tooling such as discovery libraries, data replication, and authentication tools to navigate the complexities of the health insurance industry and its associated regulations.

What does a Software Engineer earn in New York?

Median $224000 from 203 postings across 41 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build reliable and maintainable applications, infrastructure, and interfaces for members and providers.
  • Lead the planning, execution, and release of complex technical projects.
  • Solve challenging problems in collaboration with partners, product managers, and designers.
  • Implement step-wise technical migrations of existing services and applications.
  • Own small to medium features or infrastructure projects from technical design through completion.
  • Write stable, correct, and maintainable code for fault-tolerant and scalable systems.
  • Improve team technology and apply best practices across the codebase.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a history of impactful accomplishments.
  • Experience building fault-tolerant and scalable software systems.
  • Ability to write stable, correct, and maintainable code with minimal oversight.
  • Solid understanding of the practical application of computer science concepts.
  • Experience proposing, experimenting, and iterating on new technologies or complex data structures.
  • Proficiency in Python and Golang is preferred.
  • Experience with observability stack tooling such as Grafana, BigQuery, and Kubernetes is preferred.
  • Experience with data and engineering tooling including discovery libraries, replication, and authentication systems is preferred.

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