Sr. Software Engineer

Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a rapidly growing healthcare technology startup. The Senior Software Engineer role focuses on building a greenfield, internally facing platform that unifies patient data and supports community-based care for Medicaid populations across multiple states. The Senior Software Engineer is a remote opportunity that requires you to travel occasionally for important meetings.

Responsibilities of the Senior Software Engineer:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable full-stack applications using React, Node, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
• Contribute to greenfield architecture decisions including system design, service boundaries, and infrastructure strategy.
• Leverage AI-powered developer tools (e.g., Claude or similar) to accelerate development, testing, and delivery.
• Build and support event-driven and distributed systems with a focus on performance and maintainability.
• Apply secure coding practices and support application and infrastructure security standards.
• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Participate in live coding, system design discussions, and technical interviews.

Requirements of the Senior Software Engineer:

•  6+ years of experience building scalable web or backend systems.
•  Strong full-stack experience with modern JavaScript frameworks and cloud platforms.
•  Hands-on experience using AI-enhanced development tools in daily workflows.
•  Solid understanding of system design, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
•  Experience with AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools.
•  Strong communication skills and comfort working in ambiguous, high-growth environments.
•  Ability to travel occasionally for team meetups.

Compensation for the Senior Software Engineer:

•  $170,000 - $180,000 base salary
•  Equity eligibility and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible PTO, and home office stipend.

Keywords:

Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack Engineer, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, AWS, AI-powered development, healthcare technology, startup, distributed systems, event-driven architecture, HIPAA, cloud engineering, remote

This job opens for applications on 05/19/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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