
Senior Software Engineer
Zócalo Health
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $170,000 - $180,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Design and build scalable platform services, web and mobile applications, and AI-powered workflows, contributing to decisions around event-driven patterns, service boundaries, performance, and long-term maintainability.
- Leverage AI-accelerated developer tooling, including code generation, automated testing, and pipeline automation to improve delivery speed and code quality.
- Participate in greenfield architectural decisions, including technology selection, service design, and infrastructure strategy, helping establish the foundation the team will build on.
- Apply strong security practices across application, network, and infrastructure layers, including secure coding, OWASP considerations, and integration of DAST, SCA, and SAST tooling.
- Partner with product to refine MVP scope, instrument features where appropriate, and measure usage and return on investment.
- Contribute to and improve SDLC processes, including testing practices, pull request quality, CI/CD pipelines, performance benchmarks, and developer experience.
- Participate in the recruiting process for engineers, including helping evaluate candidates for technical depth and modern engineering practices.
- Foster a culture of knowledge sharing, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or similar.
- 6+ years of experience designing and building scalable, performant systems across web, mobile, or backend services.
- Experience using AI-enhanced development tools in day-to-day engineering workflows, including automated testing and CI/CD optimization.
- Strong proficiency in cloud architecture, including application infrastructure, networking, observability, and deployment strategies.
- Solid understanding of architectural patterns such as event-driven systems, microservices, distributed systems, and performance optimization.
- Working knowledge of application, network, and infrastructure security, including OWASP, DAST, SCA, SAST, and secure coding practices.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and product teams.
- Clear communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits
- Equity compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision
- 401k
- Flexible PTO policy - take the time you need to recharge
- $1,000 home office stipend
- We provide the equipment needed for this role.
- Opportunity for rapid career progression with plenty of room for personal growth.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
AI-powered workflowscode generationautomated testingpipeline automationsecure codingevent-driven systemsmicroservicesdistributed systemsperformance optimizationcloud architecture
Soft Skills
collaborationknowledge sharingcontinuous improvementclear communication
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree in Mathematics