Engineering Lead

Coral Health is a seed-stage health equity startup aiming to transform the way communities of color engage with the healthcare system. We understand that race, ethnicity, and culture play a critical role in an individual’s health and wellbeing. We work with employers and health plans to educate members, activate better health outcomes with personalized assessments, and coordinate follow-up care.

 It’s important to us that diverse communities not only feel safe and comfortable in healthcare spaces, but empowered to make future, informed health decisions. We believe that technology has the power to positively change lives and that’s what we are out to do.

As our Engineering Lead, you will play a key role in the evolution of our product and platform. As the first internal engineering hire, you will have a chance to make a lasting mark on Coral from both a product and an organizational perspective. We are looking for a driven, skilled technologist that is able to work collaboratively but also work efficiently and independently when needed.

This role is remote and will report to the Head of Product.

What you'll do:

• Build and manage a team of top software engineers  
• Work closely with Product and Design to build the next iterations of the Coral Health experience
• Contribute to the product vision and roadmap via a deep understanding of how technology can enable cutting edge business opportunities and experiences
• Continuously assess and size efforts for various types of strategic integrations (employee portals, other benefit providers, etc)
• Determine stage-appropriate architecture approaches that get products to market with a balance of speed and scalability
• Ensure all code deliverables are of the highest quality: Carry out regular code reviews, enforce coding best practices, source control 
• When faced with issues that appear to be showstoppers, come up with creative technical solutions to get around them

What you'll need:

• Background
• 4 years of experience working as a software engineer, preferably in a startup environment
• Significant experience with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, and JS)
• Deep understanding and proficiency with current frontend frameworks such as React.js, Vanilla.js, etc
• Experience with modern server-side programming languages such as NodeJS and/or Python
• Experience with cloud infrastructure platforms such as GCP, AWS, and Azure
• Experience integrating RESTful APIs, especially 3rd party APIs
• Familiarity with modern data transformation stack and data platforms is a plus (dBT, airflow, rudderstack, Fivetran, Snowflake, Segment)
• Be adept at both Unit Testing and Test-Driven Development
• Previous healthcare experience a plus, as well as familiarity with HL7 and FHIR

• Skills
• Action Oriented. Readily takes action on challenges, without unnecessary planning. Identifies and seizes new opportunities.
• Communicates Effectively. Is effective in a variety of communication settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, or among diverse styles and position levels. Attentively listens to others. Adjusts to fit the audience and the message.
• Values Differences. Considers the diverse perspectives of potential audiences, especially those from whom they are different. Thinks critically about how they may feel about their problem, circumstance, or situation.
• Cultivates Innovation. Comes up with useful ideas that are new, better, or unique. Introduces new ways of looking at problems. Can take a creative idea and put it into practice. Encourages diverse thinking to promote and nurture innovation. Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.

You will work out of one of the following locations:

• In-office: New York, NY
• Remote: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Additional Information - Colorado Only*

Minimum salary of $155k plus equity & benefits. 

*Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum salary compensation for this role when being hired to work from Colorado.