Senior Software Engineer

First Stop Health

Senior Software Engineer developing scalable solutions for a healthcare platform using NestJS and TypeScript. Leading technical direction and mentoring across teams in a remote-first environment.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsDjangoPostgresReactReact NativeSDLCTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead back-end architecture and development for a modern healthcare platform using NestJS and TypeScript
Partner with Product and Design to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
Make thoughtful architecture and system design decisions for a greenfield product environment
Contribute hands-on across the stack, including React and React Native applications as needed
Drive engineering best practices around code quality, testing, documentation, observability, and performance
Conduct code reviews, mentor engineers and contractors, and provide technical guidance across the team
Help identify and resolve technical blockers while improving team delivery velocity and collaboration
Support and maintain portions of our legacy Django/Postgres platform as needed
Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, QA, and Engineering leadership to deliver high-quality features
Act as a technical anchor for the team, helping prioritize work and align technical decisions with business goals
Partner with offshore and contractor teams to support delivery and maintain engineering standards
Contribute to process improvements across SDLC, AIDLC, release management, and engineering operations

Requirements

What you’ll need

7–10 years of professional software engineering experience
Strong hands-on back-end development experience with NestJS and TypeScript
Experience working with modern front-end frameworks such as React and/or React Native
Experience designing and building scalable distributed systems and APIs
Demonstrated experience serving as a technical lead, mentor, or key technical decision-maker on a team
Experience working in agile product development environments
Experience with Django and Postgres is a plus
Healthcare or telehealth industry experience is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits package including health and medical coverage options
Dental and vision coverage
Disability and life coverage
Monthly medical waiver allowance for those waiving medical coverage
Remote-first work environment
Flexible paid time off, including Summer Fridays
Employer match 401k plan
Monthly phone stipend
First Stop Health membership benefit providing virtual care solutions from day one

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Hard Skills & Tools

NestJSTypeScriptReactReact NativeDjangoPostgresAPI designscalable systemscode qualitytesting

Soft Skills

technical leadmentorshipcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationteam deliveryprocess improvementtechnical guidanceprioritizationdecision-making