Staff Software Engineer - Experience

Helix•United States - Remote,

4d•$173,000 - $234,500•Remote

About The Position

The Helix Experience Team builds the software platform and user experiences that guide patients and providers through their entire genetics journey, from enrollment through results delivery. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will set the technical direction for this platform and shape engineering standards across the organization. You will guide and define the strategic technical direction for the Experience platform and wider Engineering organization. You will shape how Helix Engineering utilizes AI and advance our AI development best practices. You will direct AI agents to automate entire engineering workflows, including codifying our prompt libraries and context frameworks. You will design, architect, and implement software systems for our genomic applications and services, with a focus on the patient and provider experience. You will drive complex, ambiguous projects from scoping to production with autonomy, owning the design, architecture and implementation strategy. You will collaborate and lead cross-functional work with product managers, designers, user experience researchers, scientists, and our business leaders to drive meaningful outcomes to the business. You will shape the engineering standards, delivery practices, and quality bars within all of Engineering. You will serve as a dedicated technical mentor, helping grow our next generation of technical leaders. You will champion durable solutions that eliminate entire categories of technical debt and raise reliability.

Requirements

10+ years of equivalent professional experience as a Software Engineer, with a track record of impact at scale.
A strong product engineering mindset, with technical decisions anchored in customer and business outcomes.
Operates with a high degree of autonomy, identifies problems before they're escalated and drives them to resolution proactively.
Experience implementing and a passion for driving AI adoption in engineering workflows, with a proven ability to build automated safeguards and evaluations that validate AI-generated code at scale.
Proficiency with distributed systems built on cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Deep full-stack expertise, proficient in a backend language such as Go, Java, Python, Scala, or Rust.
Familiarity and experience developing and maintaining SPA’s on frameworks such as React, Next.js, Vue.js or similar using TypeScript/JavaScript.
A track record of raising the technical standards and practices of engineers beyond your immediate team or department.
Adaptable in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities may change quickly and frequently.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Familiarity with regulated software systems in any industry, such as HIPAA, ISO, or FDA.
Experience designing and architecting event-driven architectures.
Experience with AWS serverless infrastructure.
Experience in the life sciences, healthcare, or genomics domain.

Responsibilities

Guide and define the strategic technical direction for the Experience platform and wider Engineering organization.
Shape how Helix Engineering utilizes AI and advance our AI development best practices.
Direct AI agents to automate entire engineering workflows, including codifying our prompt libraries and context frameworks.
Design, architect, and implement software systems for our genomic applications and services, with a focus on the patient and provider experience.
Drive complex, ambiguous projects from scoping to production with autonomy, owning the design, architecture and implementation strategy.
Collaborate and lead cross-functional work with product managers, designers, user experience researchers, scientists, and our business leaders to drive meaningful outcomes to the business.
Shape the engineering standards, delivery practices, and quality bars within all of Engineering.
Serve as a dedicated technical mentor, helping grow our next generation of technical leaders.
Champion durable solutions that eliminate entire categories of technical debt and raise reliability.