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CareMessage

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Patient Engagement • Mobile Health • Healthcare Software • Patient Communication • Patient Messaging

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2012

🤝 Non-profit

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

💰 $250k Grant on 2020-07

Description

• Join us to Improve Health Equity for 5 Million People! • CareMessage is the technology non-profit building the largest patient engagement platform for low-income populations in the United States. • Our platform enables organizations to combine messaging, data, and interoperability to increase access to care, improve clinical outcomes, and address social drivers of health. • As a Backend Software Engineer II at CareMessage, you will work on designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend systems that directly impact health equity across the United States. • You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to create high-quality, reliable, and performant software. • This role offers the opportunity to work within our preferred tech stack (Ruby on Rails, Postgres, GCP).

Requirements

• At least 2-3 years of experience as a backend engineer, with a focus on Ruby on Rails, Postgres, and GCP. • Proven ability to design and maintain complex backend systems, including APIs and services. • Familiarity with distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and database optimization. • Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and delivering high-quality, testable code. • Skilled at breaking down complex problems, anticipating challenges, and consistently delivering work on schedule. • Ability to estimate and prioritize tasks effectively within 150% of the estimate, meeting weekly ticket goals. • Strong interpersonal skills and experience working collaboratively in a fully distributed environment. • Capable of identifying ways to enhance team productivity and supporting peers by sharing knowledge and resources. • Previous experience with on-call responsibilities and ability to handle production issues as they arise. • Commitment to CareMessage’s mission to improve health equity, with an interest in working in the health tech sector.

Benefits

• Flexible work hours; fully remote team • Paid parental leave for biological and adopted children • Half-day Fridays, every Friday • 18 paid company holidays, including a one week mid-year and one week end-of-year break • 9 wellness days to be used for self-care- or anything that comes up in life • 15 days of PTO • 1-month (20 working days) paid sabbatical after the 4-year anniversary, and every 4 years thereafter • Generous medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families • Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts • 401k retirement plan • Short & long-term disability insurance • $100 per employee yearly wellness budget, with flexibility to spend on physical, emotional, and mental wellness resources • PerkSpot: Instant access to discounts on products & services from hundreds of vendors • Annual budget for professional and personal development (webinars, online courses, books, and more) • Volunteerism incorporated in onboarding and encouraged on an ongoing basis