Staff Full Stack Software Engineer – Health Care Platform

Zipline

Staff Full Stack Software Engineer at Zipline optimizing healthcare delivery operations through advanced software solutions. Leading edge tech projects while mentoring junior engineers in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 6/15/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $180,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGoJavaScriptKafkaPostgresPythonReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deep dive into your users’ problems to simplify operational workflows which enable the business to move efficiently
Architect simple, modular, flexible software systems that evolve with fast changing business needs.
Lead backend and frontend development of major projects across all aspects of a modern tech stack.
Establish strong automated testing practices across unit, integration, and system layers.
Improve reliability, observability, and operational robustness of production systems.
Systematize AI-assisted workflows across development, testing, and operations.
Maintain clear engineering patterns, code quality standards, and review discipline.
Mentor junior engineers through direct coaching, pairing, and design reviews.
Increase team throughput by reducing friction, simplifying architecture, and eliminating waste.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years building and operating production-grade distributed systems.
Deep experience developing full stack software using Python, Go, or a similar object-oriented language.
Frontend experience using React or similar Javascript frameworks.
Experience architecting distributed and event-driven systems using Kafka or similar technologies.
Database modeling and performance tuning experience with Postgres.
Demonstrated history of designing systems that are simple, flexible, and resilient.
Proven implementation of comprehensive automated testing strategies.
Experience driving architectural decisions in fast-changing environments.
Track record of mentoring and growing junior engineers.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Paid time off
Equity compensation
Discretionary annual or performance bonuses
Sales incentives

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonGoJavaScriptReactKafkaPostgresautomated testingdistributed systemsevent-driven systemsdatabase modeling

Soft Skills

mentoringcoachingleadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingteamworkdesign reviewssimplifying architectureincreasing team throughputreducing friction