Senior/Staff Software Engineer at Abarca Health

San Francisco, California, United States

Abarca Health Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Healthcare, Mental Health, HealthtechIndustries

Requirements

  • Full-stack engineering expertise, thriving at the intersection of traditional engineering best practices and emerging AI-native development paradigm
  • Comfortable prototyping user interfaces and optimizing API performance
  • Strong focus on usability, reliability, and maintainability
  • Experience across the full product lifecycle: concept, implementation, deployment, and iteration
  • Mission-driven, with passion for mental health and healthcare innovation
  • Pride in mentoring peers, raising engineering standards, and ensuring code quality across the stack
  • Energized by fast-paced early-stage work and motivated to build systems improving mental health outcomes

Responsibilities

  • Build and scale Amae Health’s patient and clinic-facing technology platform
  • Shape how patients and families access precision psychiatry services
  • Ensure solutions are technically robust and adaptable to evolving care needs
  • Define responsible use of software development 3.0 in healthcare to expand access to care
  • Work as a hands-on individual contributor in a fast-paced environment

Skills

Software Engineering
Healthcare Technology
Patient Management Systems
Scalable Systems
Cloud Computing

Abarca Health

Pharmacy Benefit Management services provider

About Abarca Health

Abarca Health provides Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) services, focusing on flexible and user-friendly solutions for health plans, employers, and government programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Its main product, the Darwin platform, allows clients to quickly implement and modify benefit designs while ensuring compliance with regulations. Abarca Health manages over $5.3 billion in drug spend and processes 100 million prescription claims annually, offering additional services like home delivery for prescriptions. The company's goal is to deliver exceptional service and innovative solutions in the PBM market.

Aventura, FloridaHeadquarters
2005Year Founded
VENTURE_UNKNOWNCompany Stage
HealthcareIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

PTO
Parental leave
Work flexibility
Health insurance
Wellness stipend
401k
Tuition reimbursement
Leadership development programs

Risks

Increased competition from Amazon Pharmacy and Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company.
Growing focus on specialty drugs may require platform adaptation.
Shift towards price transparency could pressure Abarca's pricing models.

Differentiation

Abarca Health's Darwin platform is highly adaptable and user-friendly.
The company offers innovative programs like Triple S en Casa for home delivery.
Abarca Health ensures compliance with ever-changing healthcare regulations.

Upsides

Abarca transitioned two million members to Darwin in 18 months, showing operational efficiency.
Collaboration with Blue Shield of California boosts Abarca's reputation in the PBM sector.
Recognition as a top IT workplace attracts top talent, driving innovation.

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