AI Automation Team - Software Engineer (Staff)

Sprinter Health•San Francisco, CA

3d•$220,000 - $255,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Sprinter Health is reimagining healthcare access by bringing it directly to patients' homes. They aim to reduce the need for ER visits for preventive or chronic care by providing accessible in-home services. Utilizing technology similar to leading marketplace and last-mile platforms, Sprinter Health delivers care where it's needed most. The company has supported over 2 million patients across 22 states, conducted more than 130,000 in-home visits, and maintains a high Net Promoter Score (NPS). The team, comprised of clinicians, technologists, and operators, has secured over $125 million in funding from investors like a16z, General Catalyst, GV, and Accel, with a multi-year runway. This role is for a Senior Backend or Full-Stack Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience to build the core systems for last-mile healthcare delivery. The engineer will work on products integrating logistics, patient experience, safety, and medical operations. Responsibilities include building and scaling backend services, data flows, integrations, and in-product experiences that directly impact patient care. Tasks range from routing clinicians and powering booking flows to integrating medical devices and preventing clinical errors. The role offers the opportunity to own complex, high-impact systems from inception to completion, solving real-world problems with code and shipping products that improve access to care.

Requirements

Spent 8+ years building and scaling backend or full-stack systems in production
Experience mentoring engineers and overseeing large scale projects
Designed APIs, data models, and services that power real user-facing products
Led projects or pods end to end — from architecture and planning to delivery and iteration
Mentored junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance
Shipped features independently and in collaboration with product, data, ops, or design partners
Built in environments where speed, reliability, and ambiguity coexist — startups, high-growth teams, or 0→1 products
Made technical decisions that balanced execution speed, scalability, and long-term maintainability

Nice To Haves

Built or scaled products in health tech, logistics, or other operationally complex environments
Understand supply/demand dynamics — forecasting, routing, scheduling, or inventory management
Scaled backend systems to support rapid growth, high-volume data, and evolving business needs
Worked in mid- or growth-stage startups (Series A–C) where speed and ambiguity were the norm
Comfortable working with data platforms, pipelines, or large-scale data processing
Knowledge of regulated environments — HIPAA, security, and privacy best practices

Responsibilities

Design and build backend services and APIs that power patient booking, clinician routing, logistics, and device integrations
Ship full-stack product features end to end, from data modeling and business logic to UI and user flows (if full-stack)
Solve complex operational challenges like scheduling, dispatch, safety checks, and error prevention at scale
Integrate with external health systems, telemedicine platforms, and medical devices in a reliable, secure way
Work closely with product, data, ops, and clinical teams to turn real-world problems into shipped software
Own projects from 0→1, make architectural decisions, and help evolve our engineering practices as we scale

Benefits

Meaningful pre-IPO equity
Medical, dental, and vision plans 100% paid for you and your dependents
Flexible PTO + 10 paid holidays per year
401(k) with match
16-week parental leave policy for birthing parent, 8 weeks for all other parents
HSA + FSA contributions
Life insurance, plus short and long-term disability coverage
Free daily lunch in-office
Annual learning stipend

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