Senior Software Engineer - Platform Group

Ash•New York, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Ash is seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our engineering team. In this role, you will be a key contributor responsible for implementing high-impact features and solving novel problems that make a difference to real people. You’ll be a technical anchor on your team, and will be influential both as an architectural guide and as a primary contributor. Your role will allow you to flex your software design muscles, elevate codebase quality, and make substantive code contributions all at once. The Platform group plays a role in just about everything Ash builds. As a Senior Software Engineer within this group, you will influence services that touch every part of the business, and will be a key player in building infrastructure that makes high-quality care easier to access. What's awesome about this role: High impact: You will influence core services and patient-facing features that directly influence healthcare outcomes for thousands of users. Modern tooling: You will work in a highly productive environment that leverages cutting-edge AI tooling to automate routine tasks and focus on creative solutioning. Execution focused: You will have the space to dive deep into architecture and implementation, moving at a high velocity with a collaborative and capable team. Growth: You will be handed challenging work, fast learning cycles, practical training, and meaningful feedback.

Requirements

Has 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, 2+ of those years being in a senior role.
Has strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to design, build, and ship solutions to complex technical problems.
Knows how to get the most out of AI-powered development techniques, and is excited to stay on the bleeding edge as the technology continues to develop.
Brings empathy to the table, can communicate effectively within and outside the engineering organization, and cares about what patients and other users experience.
Is passionate about solving problems involving complex systems related to the delivery of high quality healthcare.
Languages and frameworks: Python (FastAPI, Uvicorn, Pydantic), Javascript, Typescript, sometimes Go
Databases: MySQL, Redis, BigQuery
Terraform, Helm on Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run, GCP Pub/Sub.

Responsibilities

Serve as a technical pillar within a cross-functional team, providing deep technical expertise, peer mentorship, and guidance throughout the software development lifecycle.
Collaborate closely with product and technical leaders to conceptualize, plan, and execute on solutions that align with business goals.
Take end-to-end ownership of the delivery of key technical projects.
Act as a catalyst for technical excellence, setting the benchmark for high-quality code, building resilient and observable services, and championing the creation of comprehensive documentation.