Staff Full-Stack Engineer (Team Lead)
About The Position
About Helm Health Helm is a Series A start-up transforming health insurance with "Dynamic Copay" – a new insurance plan that allows members to 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! The Role We're seeking a Staff Full-Stack Engineer with team-leading experience to join our growing engineering team and report directly to the CTO. Your time will be split between people management and hands-on software development. You'll own critical services from day one, shape our technical architecture, and have a massive impact on our product and company trajectory.
Requirements
- 7+ years building, owning, and maintaining modern TypeScript front-end apps
- 1+ years writing Go services for back-end work (gRPC-Protobuf preferred)
- First-hand experience architecting solutions in React or Next.js
- Docker/Kubernetes
- Google Cloud Platform
Nice To Haves
- Tailwind CSS experience
- First-party SDK development
- Browser-based integration testing
- SQL proficiency (PostgreSQL preferred)
- 1+ years Terraform/Terraform Cloud
- Incident management and response
- Startup experience
- Healthcare/fintech background
- AI/LLM experience
Responsibilities
- Lead a small team of engineers
- Work closely with the engineering and product teams
- Develop an internal SDK to be published and consumed by clients
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO (mandatory 12 days)
- Computer + home office stipend
- 401(k) + matching
- Health and dental 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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