Staff Software Engineer

Wheel

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: CaliforniaColoradoUnited States

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Salary

💰 $183,000 - $247,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Design and build scalable backend and full-stack systems that support high-volume, mission-critical healthcare operations.
  • Collaborate with product, design, and client solutions teams to deliver new platform capabilities and integrations.
  • Lead technical design and architectural decisions that drive reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
  • Automate and optimize system performance through CI/CD pipelines, observability tooling, and resilient infrastructure.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve system performance and uptime using data-driven insights.
  • Mentor engineers by sharing best practices and driving technical excellence across teams.
  • Take ownership of work end-to-end, from design through deployment and post-release iteration.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience building and shipping production web applications.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native architectures.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and deployment automation.
  • Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex ideas clearly to non-technical partners.
  • A bias for ownership and a drive to improve both systems and processes.
  • (Bonus) Experience in healthcare, high-availability, or regulated systems.
Benefits
  • Medical, Dental and Vision
  • Ancillary: Life, Short and Long Term Disability
  • 401K match
  • Flexible PTO
  • Parental Leave
  • Stock options
  • Additional programs and perks
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
backend systemsfull-stack systemsdistributed systemsAPIscloud-native architecturescontainerizationorchestrationCI/CD pipelinesversion controldeployment automation
Soft Skills
communication skillsmentoringtechnical excellenceownershipcollaborationproblem-solvingdata-driven insightsleadership