Kubera Health builds a contract-to-payment system of record that translates payor-provider agreements into structured rules applied continuously to claims and payment data.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR We need a Founding Software Engineer with 2+ years of full-stack TypeScript experience, preferably in a healthcare or fintech startup. This is a super exciting and mission-driven role at a well funded startup ($6.5M raised), where you can shape engineering and broader culture. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Develop, test, and release new features, shipping production code from day one. - Work across the full stack: backend, frontend, infrastructure, architecture, analytics, and integrations. - Design and work with data structures, analytics modeling, and parsing complex healthcare datasets to surface actionable insights. - Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical decision-making to ensure a clean, stable, and maintainable codebase. - Opportunity to own problems end-to-end and wear multiple hats—whether that's working directly with customers, shaping product roadmaps, or iterating on UX design. - Work in a hybrid environment in NYC, collaborating closely with the team in person. REQUIREMENTS - 2+ years of experience as a full-time full-stack TypeScript software engineer (back-end leaning) - Experience with React, TypeScript, Node.js - Experience in healthcare and fintech preferred - Extremely high competency with AI coding tools (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor) - Ideally 1+ year at a venture-backed startup (pre Series B) - Experience turning unstructured, complex datasets into business insights - Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code, LLMs, and cloud-based data pipelines - Able to work on-site in a hybrid environment (4 days/wk in NYC, Union Square) - Authorized to work in the U.S. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS - Salary bands: $130-200K (includes mid level and senior bands; candidates with higher YOE may be considered for principal level) - Competitive equity package - Fully covered health insurance and competitive stipend to cover dental, co-pays etc (ICHRA) - 401(k) - Flexible PTO that we actually take (encouraged minimum of 15 days) - Lunch provided in office Mon-Thurs - Commuter benefits, new work equipment and workstation set up, etc. INTERVIEW PROCESS 1. Interview with Head of Engineering (30 minutes) 2. Interview with Founder/CEO (30 minutes) 3. Technical interview / practical technical conversation (1 hour) 4. (Optional) Onsite & lunch with team (~2 hours)