Senior/Staff Back-End Engineer
About The Position
Helm is a Series A start-up transforming health insurance with "Dynamic Copay" – a new insurance plan that lets members see simple, upfront prices for all medical care before making decisions. Our team is building the infrastructure to power these plans for health insurance payors. With Helm, our clients offer simpler health plans to their members, helping them navigate to higher-value care. Our team has specialized in Dynamic Copay solutions since 2020, and Helm is the only independent platform in the market. We have grown rapidly since our launch, working with clients from local health plans to the nation's largest health insurers. The market is forming around us, making it an exciting time to join! We're seeking a Senior/Staff Back-End Engineer to join our growing engineering team, reporting directly to the CTO. You'll own critical services from day one, shape our technical architecture, and have a massive impact on our product and company trajectory.
Requirements
- 4+ years building, owning, and maintaining high-performance, low-latency APIs
- 2+ years writing Go services (gRPC-Protobuf preferred)
- First-hand experience architecting solutions on PostgreSQL, Redis, BigQuery, Bigtable
- Google Cloud Platform
- Docker/Kubernetes
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience with OAUTH/SAML/OIDC
- 1+ years Terraform/Terraform Cloud
- Incident management and response
- Start-up experience
- Healthcare/fintech background
- AI/LLM experience
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO (mandatory 12 days)
- Computer + home office stipend
- 401(k) + matching
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Autonomy and tons of room for career growth
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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