Senior Software Engineer – Growth, Onboarding

Pivotal Health

Senior Software Engineer building backend systems for an AI-driven platform at Pivotal Health. Focused on onboarding new providers and enhancing customer experience through innovative tools.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $180,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and own backend systems: Design, implement, and maintain the services and APIs that power provider onboarding, activation, customization workflows, and growth-oriented tooling. Take end-to-end ownership from design through production.
Build practical customer-facing tools: Translate what providers, sales, and marketing need at the earliest stages of the customer lifecycle into reliable, well-designed backend systems and workflows.
Contribute to architectural decisions: Be an active participant in technical planning and design discussions. Bring your implementation perspective and push back when you see a better path.
Partner cross-functionally: Work closely with product, sales, and marketing stakeholders, not just engineering. This team is a key customer touchpoint and the right person is comfortable in that cross-functional environment.
Operate with autonomy: With a small team and real ownership, there's no room for passengers. You'll identify what needs solving and drive your work forward without heavy oversight.
Write reliable, maintainable code: Hold a high bar for code quality, testing, and system design. Build things that hold up as the platform and team scale.
Surface problems early: Communicate blockers, risks, and open questions proactively. Keeping the team aligned is part of doing the job well.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of software engineering experience with a strong backend focus
Solid understanding of backend fundamentals: system design, data modeling, API development, and service reliability
Strong product orientation with good instincts around customer needs and usability: you think about the person using the thing, not just the system underneath it
Python experience preferred; candidates from other backend languages are welcome if they're prepared to interview in Python and ramp quickly
Comfortable working in product-driven environments with cross-functional stakeholders including sales and marketing
Comfortable in greenfield environments with evolving requirements
Self-directed and proactive: you identify problems and drive them to resolution
Strong communicator who surfaces ambiguity early and collaborates well across functions
Experience in early-stage or startup environments where engineers own outcomes, not just tasks

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation, including equity
Full health, dental, and vision coverage
Retirement savings plan through 401(k)
Flexible time off
Opportunities for company-wide connection and events

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend developmentsystem designdata modelingAPI developmentservice reliabilityPythoncode qualitytesting

Soft Skills

product orientationcustomer focusself-directedproactivestrong communicatorcollaborationproblem-solvingcross-functional teamworkadaptability