Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Sidecar Health

California, US
Competitive salary; bonus opportunity + equity pyc...
Remote
5+ years professional software engineering experience
Deep expertise in java or python
Strong system design and architectural tradeoff skills
Sidecar Health is redefining health insurance by making excellent healthcare affordable and accessible for everyone through a mission-driven approach

Job Summary

  • Sidecar Health is redefining health insurance by making excellent healthcare affordable and accessible for everyone through a mission-driven approach.
  • This high-impact role involves owning complex, performance-critical backend systems end-to-end, from design through deployment.
  • Candidates must be based in California and demonstrate habitual, fluent use of AI tools as part of their daily workflow.

Matching Summary

Sidecar Health is redefining health insurance by making excellent healthcare affordable and accessible for everyone through a mission-driven approach.

Salary

Competitive salary; Bonus opportunity and equity package; Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, Paid vacation

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 5+ years professional software engineering experience
  • Deep expertise in Java or Python
  • Strong system design and architectural tradeoff skills
  • Fluent use of AI tools like Claude or Cursor
  • Cloud deployment experience on AWS

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with Airflow, dbt, Snowflake, or Dagster
  • Background in building AI agents
  • Bias for action and ownership mindset
  • Experience in healthcare domain
  • Pragmatism in solving real problems

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
  • Must be based in California
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience

Work Rights

Must be based in California

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