Senior Software Engineer

Company Mission

Who We’re Looking For

Core Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale the systems that power Photon’s platform, including APIs, services, and data models
• Develop user-facing experiences across our web applications for patients, providers, and partners
• Own features from conception to launch, including design, implementation, and iteration
• Collaborate closely with Product and Ops to deeply understand user needs and translate them into thoughtful solutions
• Make pragmatic technical decisions, balancing speed, scalability, and long-term maintainability
• Improve engineering tooling, processes, and standards to increase team velocity and quality
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to building a strong, collaborative engineering culture

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and shipping full-stack applications
• Strong foundation across backend systems, APIs, and frontend development
• Experience designing systems and evaluating tradeoffs across scalability, reliability, and performance
• Track record of owning projects and delivering high-impact features in a collaborative environment
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and take ownership in a fast-moving, early-stage setting
• Passion for building high-quality user experiences and working closely with customers
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare, fintech, or other complex / regulated industries
• Familiarity with API design and distributed systems
• Experience working in early- or growth-stage startups
• Interest in improving developer tooling and internal systems
• Experience leveraging AI in workflows

Why Join Us

• Build across the full product surface with meaningful ownership and impact
• Help define the technical and product direction of an early-stage company
• Work closely with a small, high-performing team across engineering, product, and design
• Work on a problem almost everyone you know has experienced, and help fix a system that’s broken in ways most people just accept
• Be pushed—these are hard problems, and we expect a lot—but the growth and impact that come with it are real
• Join a team that gives a shit—about the work, about each other, and about doing things the right way. High trust, high standards, and we actually like spending time together

Our Values

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