Staff Software Engineer
WFA Digital Insight
Imaginepediatrics is a pediatric‑led, tech‑enabled practice that blends clinical expertise with software craftsmanship. The Staff Software Engineer sits at the crossroads of health care delivery and product development, responsible for turning complex clinical workflows into reliable, user‑friendly digital experiences. What sets this role apart is the focus on 24/7 virtual and in‑home care for children with special health needs, meaning the engineering work directly impacts vulnerable families. Candidates will need to translate medical requirements into scalable architecture while keeping an eye on stability and performance. Strong communication skills are essential because the engineer will regularly bridge the gap between developers, clinicians, and health‑plan partners.
Job Description
Who We Are
Imagine Pediatrics is a tech enabled, pediatrician led medical group reimagining care for children with special health care needs. We deliver 24/7 virtual first and in home medical, behavioral, and social care, working alongside families, providers, and health plans to break down barriers to quality care. We do not replace existing care teams; we enhance them, providing an extra layer of support with compassion, creativity, and an unwavering commitment to children with medical complexity.
What You’ll Do
As Staff Software Engineer with Imagine Pediatrics, you will be responsible for designing, building and supporting our digital product suite, with a focus on scale, stability and delightful user experiences for our clinical team and our members. Your focus will be finding and building solutions to achieve our goals and solve problems.
You will:
- Be an effective communicator while interacting with technical and non-technical audiences
- Communicate with business stakeholders to understand goals and translate them to technical architecture and requirements
- Have a data-driven, iterative approach to building products
- Estimate product scope and timelines
- Lead and mentor other software engineers to follow best engineering practices
- Produce technical solutions that satisfy business requirements with a focus on scalability, stability, efficiency, maintainability and extensibility
- Build products and software using modern & stable technologies
What You Bring & How You Qualify
First and foremost, you’re passionate and committed to creating the world our sickest children deserve. You want an active role in building a diverse and values-driven culture. Things change quickly in a startup environment; you accept that and are willing to pivot quickly on priorities. In this role, you will need:
- Deep understanding and experience with front end applications, APIs, and back-end services
- Experience with modern technologies (JavaScript, Node, AWS, React)
- Strong understanding of all layers of a Web solution and how Mobile may be impacted
- Experience hosting application services on cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Experience delivering mobile, digital products to the Apple and Google Play app store is a plus
- Experience working in a fast-paced, hypergrowth, collaborative environment
- Experience in healthcare / virtual care strongly preferred
- Participate in an on-call rotation
What We Offer (Benefits + Perks)
The role offers a base salary range of $180,000 - $200,000 in addition to annual bonus, competitive company benefits package and eligibility to participate in an employee equity purchase program (as applicable). When determining compensation, we analyze and carefully consider several factors including job-related knowledge, skills and experience. These considerations may cause your compensation to vary. When determining compensation, we analyze and carefully consider several factors including job-related knowledge, skills and experience. These considerations may cause your compensation to vary.
We provide these additional benefits and perks:
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA; Company-funded HSA
- 401(k) with 4% match, vested 100% from day one
- Employer-paid short and long-term disability
- Life insurance at 1x annual salary
- 20 days PTO + 10 Company Holidays & 2 Floating Holidays
- Paid new parent leave
- Additional benefits to be detailed in offer
What We Live By
We’re guided by our five core values:
Our Values:
- Children First. We put the best interests of children above all. We know that the right decision is always the one that creates more safe days at home for the children we serve today and in the future.
- Earn Trust. We listen first, speak second. We build lasting relationships by creating shared understanding and consistently following through on our commitments.
- Innovate Today. We believe that small improvements lead to big impact. We stay curious by asking questions and leveraging new ideas to learn and scale.
- Embrace Humanity. We lead with empathy and authenticity, presuming competence and good intentions. When we stumble, we use the opportunity to grow and understand how we can improve.
- One Team, Diverse Perspectives. We actively seek a range of viewpoints to achieve better outcomes. Even when we see things differently, we stay aligned on our shared mission and support one another to move forward — together.
We Value Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
We believe that creating a world where every child with complex medical conditions gets the care and support, they deserve requires a diverse team with diverse perspectives. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People seeking employment at Imagine Pediatrics are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, or characteristics (or those of a family member), pregnancy or other status protected by applicable law.
How to Stand Out
- Highlight any experience building HIPAA‑compliant or other regulated health‑tech systems in your resume and cover letter.
- Include a short portfolio or GitHub showcase that demonstrates end‑to‑end features you’ve delivered, especially micro‑service architectures.
- Prepare concrete examples of how you translated clinical or non‑technical requirements into technical designs.
- During interviews, be ready to discuss your approach to on‑call incidents and how you balance rapid response with root‑cause analysis.
- Emphasize remote‑work discipline: mention your setup, async communication habits, and any tools you use to stay productive.
- Ask about the team's current tech stack and upcoming architectural challenges to show genuine interest.
- If compensation isn’t disclosed, research typical salary bands for senior engineers in health‑tech and be prepared to negotiate based on your experience and equity expectations.
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