Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Hi, we're Oscar. We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to join our Engineering team.

Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family.

About the role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will build reliable and maintainable applications, infrastructure, and interfaces that make interacting with the health care system easier for members and providers. You will work with partners, product managers, and designers to solve challenging problems. Senior Engineers collaborate with other engineers on the team to improve technology and apply best practices.

Work Location :

Oscar is a blended work culture where everyone, regardless of work type or location, feels connected to their teammates, our culture and our mission.

This is a hybrid position, you will need to live within commutable distance to our New York City office (in Hudson Square), our Tempe office (off the 101 at University Dr), or our Los Angeles office (in Marina Del Rey), and will be expected to come into the office at least two days each week. #LI-Hybrid

Pay Transparency :

The base pay for this role is : $158,400 - $207,900 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar's unlimited vacation program, company equity grants, and annual performance bonuses.

Responsibilities

• Become the expert on your team's business and technical domains.
• Lead the planning, execution and release of complex technical projects.
• Work with partners, product managers, and designers to solve challenging problems.
• Collaborate with other engineers on the team to improve technology and apply best practices.
• Implement step-wise technical migrations of our existing services and applications.
• Own small to medium features or infrastructure projects from technical design through completion with little required guidance.
• Independent contributor to their team. Work effectively across the codebase with appropriate guidance from code owners.
• Make steady, well-paced progress without requiring frequent significant feedback from more senior engineers.
• Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Bonus Points

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At Oscar, being an Equal Opportunity Employer means more than upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. It means that we cultivate an environment where people can be their most authentic selves and find both belonging and support. We're on a mission to change health care an experience made whole by our unique backgrounds and perspectives.

Pay Transparency :   Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience. Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including : medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, paid sick time, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan participation, life and disability insurance, and paid wellness time and reimbursements.

Reasonable Accommodation : Oscar applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Oscar applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Oscar Benefits Team (accommodations@hioscar.com) to make the need for an accommodation known.

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