Job Title: Senior/Staff Back-End Engineer

Company Name: Helm Health

Job Url: https://wellfound.com/jobs/3834656-senior-staff-back-end-engineer

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Senior/Staff Back-End Engineer
Remote (
Everywhere
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|4 years of exp
|Full Time
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Everywhere
Remote Work Policy
Remote only

Visa Sponsorship
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Preferred Timezones
Pacific Time, Mountain Time, Central Time, Eastern Time, Atlantic Time
Relocation
Allowed
Skills
ProtoBuf
Go (Golang)
Kubernetes
Terraform
Grpc
GCP
About the job
About Helm Health
At Helm, we are a Series A start-up transforming health insurance with "Dynamic Copay" – a new insurance plan that allows members to see simple upfront prices for all medical care before making decisions. Our team is building the infrastructure to power these plans for health insurance payors. With Helm, our clients offer simpler health plans to their members, helping them navigate to higher-value care.

Our team has specialized in Dynamic Copay solutions since 2020, and Helm is the only independent platform in the market. We have grown rapidly since our launch, working with clients from local health plans to the nation’s largest health insurers. The market is forming around us, making it an exciting time to join!

The Role
We're seeking a Senior/Staff Back-End Engineer to join our growing engineering team, reporting directly to the CTO. You'll own critical services from day one, shape our technical architecture, and have a massive impact on our product and company trajectory.

Requirements
4+ years building, owning, and maintaining high-performance, low-latency APIs
2+ years writing Go services (gRPC-Protobuf preferred)
First-hand experience architecting solutions on PostgreSQL, Redis, BigQuery, Bigtable
Google Cloud Platform
Docker/Kubernetes

Preferred Qualifications
Hands-on experience with OAUTH/SAML/OIDC
1+ years Terraform/Terraform Cloud
Incident management and response
Startup experience
Healthcare/fintech background
AI/LLM experience

Characteristics
Self-directed
Mission-driven (healthcare)
Willing to ask questions and admit what you don’t know
Can explain technical concepts to non-technical people

Internal Tools/Technology
Slack / Google Workspace / Zoom
Cursor / Linear / GitHub / Notion / Whimsical
macOS / Linux

Compensation
The target base salary range for this position is $150,000 - $225,000 and is part of a competitive total rewards package including equity and benefits. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by several factors, including experience, skills, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations.

Benefits/Offerings
Unlimited PTO (mandatory 12 days)
Computer + home office stipend
401(k) + matching
Health and dental insurance
Autonomy and tons of room for career growth