Staff Software Engineer

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p>Parachute Health is transforming post-acute care as the leading digital ordering platform for medical equipment and supplies. We connect major health systems, health plans, and suppliers to help patients get the life-saving products they need at home. Since launching, we've connected 300,000+ clinicians and 3,000+ supplier locations across all 50 states and helped 15M+ patients. What started as a DME ePrescribing tool has become the order management platform of choice for home medical equipment.</p> <p>Join our team and make a difference in patient care.</p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Responsibilities</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Develop in an agile environment, including TDD and flexible pair programming.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Contribute to balanced teams, working with product and design to shape the application.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Direct key technical decisions related to application and data model design.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Maintain stable and performant application stacks.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Consistently deliver quality code that supports business goals.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Understanding of data structures, TDD, and software engineering design patterns and principles.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ability to lead a team in making technical decisions.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Participate in an on-call rotation, ensuring timely resolution of critical system issues, and contributing to the continuous improvement of our system reliability and availability.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Leverage cutting-edge AI developer tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, and automate routine tasks.</span></span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Requirements</strong></span></span></h3> <ul> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Minimum of 7 years of experience in a production environment with Ruby on Rails or other open source languages (e.g., Python, Golang, JavaScript)</span></li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Staff-level engineering experience, including technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and mentoring engineers</span></li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Must reside in the U.S.</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Nice to Have</strong></span></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Familiar with AWS services (EC2, ECS, S3, RDS, etc).</span></span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Exposure to healthcare technologies (FHIR or HL7)</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Benefits</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage: Comprehensive plans with options for low-to-no-cost premiums.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Employer HSA Contribution: Company-funded contributions to your Health Savings Account.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">401(k) Retirement Plan</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Equity Incentive Plan</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Annual Company-Wide Bonus: Opportunity for up to 15% bonus based on company performance.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Remote-First Culture: We are remote-first with a dedicated NYC office and reimbursement options for co-working spaces.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Flexible Vacation Policy</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Summer Fridays: 5 additional Fridays off during the summer (separate from PTO).</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Home Office and Wellness Stipend</span></li> <li