Staff Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Define the long-term technical vision and architectural roadmap for FuzeRx’s B2B and consumer platforms.

• Drive decisions concerning microservices design, API architecture, database schemas, and data pipelines.

• Develop clean, optimized, and maintainable code for essential system components.

• Establish engineering standards and advocate for thorough code reviews and contemporary testing practices.

• Take ownership of the reliability and performance of core platforms.

• Diagnose and resolve intricate systemic issues.

• Optimize extensive PostgreSQL workloads.

• Design high-throughput infrastructure on AWS.

• Serve as a technical consultant and mentor across various agile squads.

• Deconstruct ambiguous, large-scale technical challenges into actionable execution phases.

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Pharmacy Operations, and Engineering Managers on feasibility, roadmaps, and technology selections.

• Design systems with privacy in mind and ensure adherence to HIPAA and SOC2 regulations.

• Assess emerging technologies, frameworks, and patterns.

• Create prototypes and proofs-of-concept prior to broader engineering implementation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a similar technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

• Over 8 years of progressive experience in software engineering.

• At least 2 years of experience serving as a Tech Lead, Architect, or Staff Engineer in designing complex systems.

• Proven expertise in designing, building, and scaling high-volume API-led transactional or logistical platforms.

• Experience in developing LLM-enabled applications utilizing orchestration, evaluation, and observability tools such as LangGraph, Mastra, Temporal, LangChain, Vercel AI SDK, Braintrust, or Langfuse.

• Strong skills in relational databases, including query optimization and data modeling.

• Familiarity with cloud-native infrastructure tools such as Terraform, Kubernetes, and Helm.

• Exceptional ability to communicate complex architectural trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Demonstrated success in collaborating with Product Management, Design, and other business partners.

• Availability during standard business hours and for critical tier-3 escalation architecture support when necessary.

• Significant product development experience with Ruby, Python, and/or TypeScript/JavaScript.

• Previous engineering experience in Pharmacy Tech, Digital Health, or regulated FinTech/HealthTech sectors is preferred.

• A history of leading major architecture modernization initiatives is preferred.

• Ability to work at a computer terminal for extended periods and fulfill the stated physical requirements.

• Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.; visa sponsorship is not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Dental, vision, and various group medical plans.

• 401(k) retirement savings plan.

• Group life insurance.

• Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.

• Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA).

• Commuter benefits.

• Employer-paid short-term (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance.

• Supplemental spouse life insurance.

• Legal insurance.

• Employee assistance program.

• Home health testing kits.

• Fertility medication discount program.

• Flexible vacation time.

• Accrued paid sick time.

• 10 paid holidays.

• 2 floating holidays for full-time non-exempt employees.

• Eight weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees, with additional paid weeks for the birthing parent.

• 4 weeks paid caregiver leave.

• Monthly Lifestyle Spending Account allowance.