Senior Full Stack Engineer

About Crux

Crux is a health tech company incubated by Red Cell Partners, currently in stealth mode. Its high-level vision is to make life-changing medicines more accessible and affordable while addressing the challenges surrounding one of the most pressing and widely discussed health issues in America. Its platform includes an elegant consumer-facing product with multiple complex integration points and a tool suite to manage customer configurability.

Full Stack Senior Software Engineer:

Are you passionate about building brilliant technology products and consumer experiences that solve gigantic problems? Do you excel at building products and teams from scratch to scale? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you as a founding team member at a stealth healthcare incubation. 

As a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in developing the founding codebase for our product’s backend, frontend, and everything in between. You will work with the Staff Engineer and Product Leadership to help a team of talented engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable products that solve meaningful problems for millions of hardworking Americans. This role requires a combination of strong technical skills, effective collaboration, and a deep commitment to building high-quality, compliant software solutions that advance our mission of making life-changing medicines more accessible and affordable.

• Write, test, and maintain high-quality code for both front-end and back-end components of our applications.
• Collaborate with the Staff Engineer and other team members to develop and implement the founding codebase and technical architecture.
• Build mobile-responsive consumer experiences ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience across various devices.
• Develop platform infrastructure that complies with HIPAA and SOC2 standards, ensuring security and privacy of sensitive data.
• Provide technical input and guidance on best practices for coding, architecture, and development processes.
• Communicate effectively with the Staff Engineer to align on project goals, technical direction, and priorities.
• Assist in mentoring junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
• Assist in managing third-party integrations, particularly with banking and payment applications, ensuring seamless interoperability.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of security measures and compliance protocols, maintaining adherence to HIPAA and SOC2 regulations.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring timely and effective solutions.
• Propose and implement innovative solutions to improve application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Continuously seek opportunities to optimize development processes, tools, and workflows to enhance team productivity and product quality.
• Collaborate with the Staff Engineer to plan and prioritize development tasks, ensuring alignment with project timelines and goals.
• Ensure thorough testing of code, including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests, to maintain high standards of quality and reliability.
• We are a small team, spend roughly 70% of the time developing and 30% on architecture and strategy.

Experience:

• 6+ years of professional experience in software development, with a significant portion in full stack roles.
• Proven experience in the healthcare industry, with a strong understanding of healthcare technologies, regulations, and compliance standards.
• Extensive experience as a hands-on coder, capable of building the founding codebase and setting technical direction.
• Hands-on experience managing third-party integrations with banking and payment applications.
• Deep understanding of regulatory compliance in healthcare, specifically HIPAA and SOC2, and experience implementing solutions that meet these standards.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks/libraries like React, Angular, Flowbite, or Tailwind.
• Expertise in back-end technologies including Node.js, Python, Java, Spring Boot, or similar languages.
• Strong knowledge of database systems (SQL and NoSQL) and experience with database design and optimization.
• Experience in building mobile-responsive consumer experiences, ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience across devices.
• Proven ability to design and implement scalable platform infrastructure that adheres to HIPAA and SOC2 compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and tools.
• Knowledge of security best practices and the ability to implement robust security measures to protect sensitive data.

Additional Requirements

• Collaborative mindset with a strong focus on teamwork and the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and a track record of delivering innovative solutions in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, and to apply this knowledge to drive continuous improvement and innovation within the team.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and guide a technical team towards achieving strategic goals.

Education:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

• 100% employer paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
• Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay.
• Unlimited PTO, with management approval with all Federal holidays observed.
• Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
• Occasional travel to our offices in Washington D.C or alternative locations to collaborate with your team in person.
• Optional 401K and FSA available.
• Ability to work fully remote within the United States. 

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