Senior Software Engineer, API & Distribution
The usage of our API has grown quickly, both in terms of clients and raw usage. We are looking for an API engineer to help us shape and build the next generation of our platform as we look to scale the ways in which our clients use our API.
We are looking for someone who wants to help build and scale our API to better serve our clients and expand our ability to power healthcare decisions. We need pragmatic engineers who want to tackle hard problems, set up resilient systems, and push the ball forward as we hit this critical stage of our growth.
Clients are only accessing a fraction of Ribbon’s data and functionality through our platform. The evolution of our platform will be crucial in letting our users tap into the fullest potential of our data, which will be critical in furthering Ribbon’s mission of simplifying healthcare.
What we look for at Ribbon
- Passion and drive to simplify healthcare by building products that increase access to care and power every healthcare decision to be high-quality, cost-effective, and convenient
- Commitment to Ribbon Health company values, working on an exceptional team, and building an exceptional company
- Grit, hustle, desire, and a “get-it-done” attitude; strong comfort with a lean startup environment, where everyone is encouraged to participate in and contribute across all teams
- Dedication to the creation of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where teammates are celebrated for their unique perspectives and work together to simplify healthcare for all
What we’re looking for in this role:
- You have experience designing and implementing APIs
- You are experienced in data model design and like to think about systems and services
- You have the ability to make thoughtful trade-offs between long-term scalability and moving quickly in the short-term
- You care about implementing best practices that ensure data integrity and reliability because you understand how our products meaningfully impact patients downstream
- Although you’ll initially work mostly in Python, you’ll help us continue to evaluate new technologies and find the best tools for the job at hand
Your day-to-day:
- Build and scale a production-grade API platform: You will help design, build, and maintain Ribbon’s core APIs and services, making sure our platform is enterprise-grade across end-user functionality, security, and scalability.
- You will help create a platform that is the foundation of how the world interacts with Ribbon’s data.
- Prototype and launch new products: You will work with the product team to design, build, and launch new products and product features. This includes new APIs to extend the reach of our core technology
- Develop data standards: You will develop the platform’s standards for data management and data governance
- Ensure reliability: You will help us set up robust monitoring and fail safes needed to make sure that our API is robust and can handle scalability issues
- Build internal tools: You will help our internal teams 10x their efforts by developing tools to streamline their workflows (e.g. sales, deployment, recruiting, and product)
We seek to make Ribbon the best career decision anyone's ever made. Part of fulfilling this vision is a compelling total compensation package. The base salary range for this role is between $155,000-$190,000. Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. Ribbon also offers a competitive equity package, health insurance, parental leave, 401K matching, and other great benefits.
Our goal is to make this the best career decision any of us have ever made. We stand by this goal by offering a wide variety of benefits such as:
- Fully sponsored medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401k with matching
- Parental leave and family planning
- Healthcare and dependent care FSA
- Flexible PTO
- Hybrid work environment
- Sponsored membership to One Medical
- Mental health benefits
- Commuter support and CitiBike membership
- Employee assistance program
- Optional long-term disability insurance
- Fully covered short-term disability insurance & optional long term disability insurance
- Work from home stipend
- Inclusive environment passionate about supporting each other as teammates
Ribbon Health is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
A successful candidate must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless Ribbon Health grants an exemption based on medical condition and/or disability, sincerely held religious belief, or as otherwise required under applicable law.
Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification.
At Ribbon, we’re committed to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace with a tangible sense of belonging for all our people.
So if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or another role.