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Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Included Health· Engineering
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Remote$149.5k - $211.1kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Senior Software Engineer responsible for designing and developing core backend systems, APIs, and services to power Included Health's platform and member-facing applications. Emphasizes ownership, leadership, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver scalable, reliable, and secure healthcare experiences at scale.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build core systems, APIs, and services that power both platform capabilities and member-facing applications.
  • Solve complex integration challenges across diverse healthcare data sources and workflows.
  • Contribute to product development by building features and infrastructure that improve usability, efficiency, and outcomes.
  • Drive technical quality by ensuring systems are reliable, performant, secure, and maintainable.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Engineering peers to align on technical direction and product goals.
  • Own projects end-to-end: scope, build, test, launch, and maintain.
  • Mentor teammates and contribute to engineering culture and best practices.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of professional software development experience.
  • Strong expertise in at least one modern backend or systems language (e.g., Golang, Python, Java, or Ruby).
  • Experience designing and building APIs, distributed systems, or developer platforms.
  • Experience with relational or NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).
  • Familiarity with containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architectures.
  • Ability to balance technical tradeoffs with product and business impact.
  • Comfortable working in collaborative, cross-functional teams.

Skills

Required:Backend/Systems programmingAPIs and distributed systemsDatabasesContainerization/microservices

Benefits

  • Remote-first culture
  • 401(k) savings plan through Fidelity
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage through multiple medical plan options (including disability insurance)
  • PTO and DTO
  • 12 weeks of 100% Paid Parental leave
  • Family Building & Compassionate Leave: Fertility coverage, $25,000 for surrogacy/adoption, and paid leave for failed treatments, adoption or pregnancies
  • Work-From-Home reimbursement to support team collaboration home office work
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Included Health

Designed to treat you better.™

Included Health delivers personalized virtual care, navigation, and cost-saving healthcare solutions for employers, health plans, and members.

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