Staff Software Engineer | Platform Team
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Job overview
Machinify is hiring a Staff Software Engineer | Platform Team. Machinify is a leading healthcare intelligence company seeking a skilled Staff Platform Engineer. This role involves building the foundation for all engineers, encompassing developer tooling, shared standards, observability, resilience engineering, core product server systems, and a growing Rust framework. The position is a staff-level IC role with significant influence over technical direction, without people management responsibilities. The team focuses on improving complex Scala systems and leading AI tool adoption.
Key focus areas include Dig into inherited Scala systems to find real problems and make them scale, Redesign the data layer for ML and AI products, and Build out a Rust framework for correct, performant services.
Successful candidates bring High School Diploma/G.E.D.. Important skills include Scala, Python, SQL, Apache Spark, JVM Ecosystem, and System Design.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Experience Required
None
Minimum Education Required
High School Diploma/G.E.D.
Compensation
$220,000.00 - $255,000.00 / yearly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
Machinify is a leading healthcare intelligence company with expertise across the payment continuum, delivering unmatched value, transparency, and efficiency to health plan clients across the country. Deployed by over 85 health plans, including many of the top 20, and representing more than 270 million lives, Machinify brings together a fully configurable and content-rich, AI-powered platform along with best-in-class expertise. We're constantly reimagining what's possible in our industry, creating disruptively simple, powerfully clear ways to maximize financial outcomes and drive down healthcare costs.
We'reseekinga skilledStaff Platform Engineerto join our team!
The Platform team builds the foundation every engineer atMachinifyworks on top of. Our scope is unusually broad: developer tooling and shared standards, observability and resilience engineering, core product server systems, and a growing Rust framework for building correct services fast. We lead AI tool adoption across the entire company. This is a staff-level IC role -you'llhave real influence over technical direction without managing people.
We'rehonest about the challenge. We inherited complex and important Scala systems that need scaling work and data layer rethinking. Some of the work is untangling implementationissuesso thereal architecturalproblems become visible. Ifyou'rethe kind of engineer who finds that satisfying - seeing through symptoms to root causes, making hard systems better - this is your team.
We have strong opinions about how engineering should work. Emotional safety matters. We lead with empathy for our users and our colleagues. We own the whole problem, not just the interesting parts. We build it right, test it thoroughly, and leave things better than we found them. Weoperatewith high trust and high autonomy, andwe'relooking for people who thrive in that environment.
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What You'll Do
Some orall ofthe following:
Dig into inherited Scala systems to find where the real problems are, separate symptoms from causes, and make them scale
Redesign the data layer our ML and AI products depend on - this is an open, hard problem
Build out a Rust framework that lets teams ship correct, performant services without reinventing fundamentals
Improve observability and resilience across the platform so we find problems before our customers do
Shape developer tooling and engineering standards - your work multiplies everyone else's effectiveness
Drive AI tool adoption across the company, figuring out whatactually helpsengineers work better
Work across the full stack: JVM (Java/Scala), Rust, Python, SQL, and Spark
What You Bring
What matters most:
Systems thinking.You see how pieces connect. When something breaks, you reason about thewhole system, not just thecomponentin front of you.
Fearless code reading.You can drop into a large, unfamiliar codebase, build a mental m odel, and figure out what needs to change.
Empathy for users.Whetherit'sa developer using your framework or an operator reading your error messages, youdesign forthe people downstream.
Testing discipline.You test thoroughly not because someonerequiresit, but becauseyou'veshipped enough software to know what happens when youdon't.
Comfort with ambiguity.Our hardest problemsdon'tcome with specifications.You'reenergized, notparalyzed,by that.
Technical skills
ProficiencyinJVMecosystem(Java, Scala)
Experience withRusthighly desired
Python
SQL and data processing (Spark or similar)
Distributed systems design
Observability and resilience engineering
What We Offer
Work from anywhere in the US! Machinify is digital-first.
Top Medical/Dental/Vision offerings
FSA/HSA
Tuition reimbursement
Competitive salary, 401(k) with company match
Unlimited PTO
Additional health and wellness benefits and perks
Flexible and trusting environment where you'll feel empowered to do your best work
The salary for this position is based on an array of factors unique to each candidate: Such as years and depth of experience, set skills, certifications,etc. We are hiring fordifferent levels, and our Recruiting team will let you know if you qualify for a different role/range.Salary is onecomponentof the total compensation package, which includes meaningful equity, excellent healthcare, flexible time off, and other benefits andperks.
Pay range: $220,000-255,000
Equal Employment Opportunity at Machinify
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of r ace, color, ancestry, r eligion, s ex, national origin, s exual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Machinify is an employment at will employer. We participate in E-Verify as required by applicable law. In accordance with applicable state laws, we do not inquire about salary history during the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application or recruitment process, please let our recruiters know. See our Candidate Privacy Notice at:https://www.machinify.com/candidate-privacy-notice/
Equal Opportunity Employer
Veteran Friendly Employer
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
4130254009
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