Staff Software Engineer

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About the role

  • Staff Software Engineer setting technical direction for Helix’s patient and provider genomic software platforms. Advancing AI-enabled engineering workflows, reliability, and full-stack architecture.

Responsibilities

  • Guide and define the strategic technical direction for the Experience platform and wider Engineering organization.
  • Shape how Helix Engineering utilizes AI and advance AI development best practices.
  • Direct AI agents to automate entire engineering workflows, including codifying prompt libraries and context frameworks.
  • Design, architect, and implement software systems for genomic applications and services, focusing on patient and provider experience.
  • Drive complex, ambiguous projects from scoping to production with autonomy, owning design, architecture, and implementation strategy.
  • Collaborate and lead cross-functional work with product managers, designers, user experience researchers, scientists, and business leaders to drive meaningful business outcomes.
  • Shape engineering standards, delivery practices, and quality bars within Engineering.
  • Serve as a dedicated technical mentor, helping grow the next generation of technical leaders.
  • Champion durable solutions that eliminate categories of technical debt and raise reliability.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of equivalent professional experience as a Software Engineer, with a track record of impact at scale.
  • A strong product engineering mindset, with technical decisions anchored in customer and business outcomes.
  • Operates with a high degree of autonomy, identifies problems before they're escalated and drives them to resolution proactively.
  • Experience implementing and a passion for driving AI adoption in engineering workflows, with a proven ability to build automated safeguards and evaluations that validate AI-generated code at scale.
  • Proficiency with distributed systems built on cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Deep full-stack expertise, proficient in a backend language such as Go, Java, Python, Scala, or Rust.
  • Familiarity and experience developing and maintaining SPA’s on frameworks such as React, Next.js, Vue.js or similar using TypeScript/JavaScript.
  • A track record of raising the technical standards and practices of engineers beyond your immediate team or department.
  • Adaptable in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities may change quickly and frequently.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (listed as a plus).
  • Familiarity with regulated software systems in any industry, such as HIPAA, ISO, or FDA (listed as a plus).
  • Experience designing and architecting event-driven architectures (listed as a plus).
  • Experience with AWS serverless infrastructure (listed as a plus).
  • Experience in the life sciences, healthcare, or genomics domain (listed as a plus).

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Health Insurance with Date of Hire eligibility
  • Above average employer paid premium coverage
  • 12 weeks Helix Paid Parental Leave option
  • 401(k) with employer matching of up to 3% and 100% Vesting on the Date of Hire
  • Comprehensive Well-Being Benefits
  • Flexible PTO
  • Remote options for many roles and a home office stipend
  • Expected Helix Discretionary Annual Bonus: 15% of your annual salary
  • Equity: We offer generous equity at Helix

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$173,000 - $234,500 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptNext.jsPythonReactRustScalaTypeScriptVue.jsGo

Location requirements

RemoteUnited States

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