Staff Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Provide guidance and establish the strategic technical direction for the Experience platform and the broader Engineering organization.

• Influence how Helix Engineering leverages AI and promote best practices in AI development.

• Direct AI agents to automate comprehensive engineering workflows, which include creating prompt libraries and context frameworks.

• Design, architect, and implement software systems tailored for genomic applications and services, prioritizing the patient and provider experience.

• Manage complex and ambiguous projects from initiation to production independently, taking ownership of design, architecture, and implementation strategies.

• Collaborate and lead cross-functional teams comprising product managers, designers, user experience researchers, scientists, and business leaders to achieve significant business outcomes.

• Establish engineering standards, delivery practices, and quality benchmarks within the Engineering team.

• Act as a committed technical mentor, nurturing the next generation of technical leaders.

• Advocate for sustainable solutions that address categories of technical debt and enhance reliability.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of relevant professional experience as a Software Engineer, demonstrating a history of impactful contributions at scale.

• Possess a robust product engineering mindset, making technical decisions rooted in customer and business results.

• Operate with a high level of autonomy, proactively identifying issues before they escalate and driving them to resolution.

• Experience in implementing and a strong passion for advancing AI integration in engineering workflows, with proven capability to construct automated safeguards and assessments that validate AI-generated code at scale.

• Expertise in distributed systems built on cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

• Strong full-stack knowledge, skilled in backend programming languages such as Go, Java, Python, Scala, or Rust.

• Familiar with developing and maintaining Single Page Applications (SPAs) using frameworks like React, Next.js, Vue.js, or similar with TypeScript/JavaScript.

• A history of enhancing the technical standards and practices of engineers beyond your immediate team or department.

• Flexible in a dynamic startup environment where priorities may shift rapidly and frequently.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred.

• Knowledge of regulated software systems in any industry, such as HIPAA, ISO, or FDA is a plus.

• Experience in designing and architecting event-driven systems is a plus.

• Familiarity with AWS serverless architecture is a plus.

• Experience in the life sciences, healthcare, or genomics sector is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Insurance with eligibility from the Date of Hire.

• Above-average employer-paid premium coverage.

• 12 weeks of Helix Paid Parental Leave option.

• 401(k) plan with employer matching up to 3% and 100% vesting on the Date of Hire.

• Comprehensive Well-Being Benefits.

• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO).

• Remote work options for many positions along with a home office stipend.

• Expected Helix Discretionary Annual Bonus: 15% of your annual salary.

• Equity: We provide generous equity opportunities at Helix.