$170,000–$180,000 Per Year
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Applications Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Community Support, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Distributed Computing, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), Healthcare, JavaScript Frameworks, Medicaid, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Programming Tools, React.js, Scalable System Development, Secure Coding, Software Administration, Software Engineering, Startup, System Start-Up, Technical/Engineering Design, Test Plan/Schedule, Willing to Travel
Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a rapidly growing healthcare technology startup. The Senior Software Engineer role focuses on building a greenfield, internally facing platform that unifies patient data and supports community-based care for Medicaid populations across multiple states. The Senior Software Engineer is a remote opportunity that requires you to travel occasionally for important meetings.
Responsibilities of the Senior Software Engineer:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable full-stack applications using React, Node, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
- Contribute to greenfield architecture decisions including system design, service boundaries, and infrastructure strategy.
- Leverage AI-powered developer tools (e.g., Claude or similar) to accelerate development, testing, and delivery.
- Build and support event-driven and distributed systems with a focus on performance and maintainability.
- Apply secure coding practices and support application and infrastructure security standards.
- Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Participate in live coding, system design discussions, and technical interviews.
Requirements of the Senior Software Engineer:
- 6+ years of experience building scalable web or backend systems.
- Strong full-stack experience with modern JavaScript frameworks and cloud platforms.
- Hands-on experience using AI-enhanced development tools in daily workflows.
- Solid understanding of system design, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
- Experience with AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools.
- Strong communication skills and comfort working in ambiguous, high-growth environments.
- Ability to travel occasionally for team meetups.
Compensation for the Senior Software Engineer:
- $170,000 - $180,000 base salary
- Equity eligibility and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible PTO, and home office stipend.
Keywords:
Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack Engineer, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, AWS, AI-powered development, healthcare technology, startup, distributed systems, event-driven architecture, HIPAA, cloud engineering, remote
This job opens for applications on 05/22/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.
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