Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Zócalo Health is a tech-enabled, community-oriented primary care organization serving historically underserved populations. The Senior Software Engineer will design, build, and maintain the Zócalo technology platform, contributing to a community-oriented primary care model that delivers measurable outcomes for high-need members and health plan partners.
Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable platform services, web and mobile applications, and AI-powered workflows, contributing to decisions around event-driven patterns, service boundaries, performance, and long-term maintainability
- Leverage AI-accelerated developer tooling, including code generation, automated testing, and pipeline automation to improve delivery speed and code quality
- Participate in greenfield architectural decisions, including technology selection, service design, and infrastructure strategy, helping establish the foundation the team will build on
- Apply strong security practices across application, network, and infrastructure layers, including secure coding, OWASP considerations, and integration of DAST, SCA, and SAST tooling
- Partner with product to refine MVP scope, instrument features where appropriate, and measure usage and return on investment
- Contribute to and improve SDLC processes, including testing practices, pull request quality, CI/CD pipelines, performance benchmarks, and developer experience
- Participate in the recruiting process for engineers, including helping evaluate candidates for technical depth and modern engineering practices
- Foster a culture of knowledge sharing, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or similar
- 6+ years of experience designing and building scalable, performant systems across web, mobile, or backend services
- Experience using AI-enhanced development tools in day-to-day engineering workflows, including automated testing and CI/CD optimization
- Strong proficiency in cloud architecture, including application infrastructure, networking, observability, and deployment strategies
- Solid understanding of architectural patterns such as event-driven systems, microservices, distributed systems, and performance optimization
- Working knowledge of application, network, and infrastructure security, including OWASP, DAST, SCA, SAST, and secure coding practices
- Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and product teams
- Clear communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working in regulated healthcare environments, including familiarity with HIPAA compliance, PHI handling, and the technical constraints of EHR integrations or health plan data exchange
- Experience working in startup or high-growth environments with a high degree of ownership, ambiguity, and end-to-end delivery responsibility
- Experience designing or integrating AI or ML-powered product features such as prediction models, workflow automation, or retrieval-augmented systems
- Track record of identifying and driving system-level improvements aligned to business objectives
Benefits
- Equity compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision
- 401k
- Flexible PTO policy - take the time you need to recharge
- $1,000 home office stipend
- We provide the equipment needed for this role.
- Opportunity for rapid career progression with plenty of room for personal growth.
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