Software Engineer: Backend

Experience building and maintaining backend systems in a production environment.

A track record of shipping systems with complex business and operational implications.

Strong ability to reason about data models, workflows, and edge cases.

Comfort operating in ambiguous problem spaces with cross-functional tradeoffs.

Experience mentoring other engineers or setting technical direction.

We hire engineers across multiple levels and care most about the scope you’ve owned, the impact you’ve had, and how you make decisions.

Ruby on Rails for backend systems.

React and TailwindCSS for the frontend.

Small amounts of Python and backend JavaScript where appropriate.

Prior Ruby experience is helpful but not required. We value engineers who can learn quickly and think clearly about systems.

Work in healthcare, finance, or other complex or regulated domains.

Experience with HR, payroll, payments, or partner-facing systems.

Ownership of systems with real operational or financial impact.

We move quickly and bias toward action.

We ship early, learn from real usage, and iterate.

We operate with trust, ownership, and high empathy.

We value clarity over ceremony and quality over shortcuts.

We aim to keep the process thoughtful, rigorous, and efficient. Most candidates complete it within three weeks. You can expect:

An initial conversation with a recruiter.

A collaborative pair programming session.

A systems design interview and a separate conversation with one of our engineers about how we work together.

A final conversation with engineering and company leadership.

We’re a fully distributed early stage company using technology to change the way America does healthcare. We’re a happy, friendly, high-velocity team. You can read more on Thatch here.