Staff Software Engineer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Salary: Not provided

Solace is a healthcare advocacy marketplace connecting patients and families to experts. They are transforming healthcare in the U.S. by providing a personal support layer through technology, helping individuals and families make informed decisions and improve outcomes. They are a Series A startup founded in 2022 and backed by leading VCs.

About the Role

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be a hands-on technical leader, expected to write production code daily while driving architectural decisions and technical excellence. You will be a key force in scaling the platform, solving complex problems, and ensuring the engineering team follows best practices. You are an expert in your craft, able to dive deep into both frontend and backend challenges, mentor other engineers, and help set the technical direction of the product. You thrive in ambiguity, move fast, and have an extreme bias toward execution.

What You’ll Do

• Own the end-to-end development of key product features, from database models to UI components.
• Serve as a technical leader and drive best practices across the engineering team.
• Act as a force multiplier by mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and improving development workflows.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions.
• Architect and optimize systems for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Champion best practices in code quality, testing, and continuous integration/deployment.
• Proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks in both technical architecture and team processes.
• Lead large releases to production on a continuous deployment cadence.

What You Bring to the Table

• Experience: 7+ years of full-stack engineering experience.
• Frontend Technologies: Mastery of React, TypeScript, and Node.js.
• Backend Technologies: Strong background in scalable system design, API development, and database architecture.
• Startup Experience: Experience working in fast-paced startup environments.
• Skills: Ability to set technical direction.

Requirements

• Not explicitly listed - Implied requirements include strong problem-solving skills, communication skills, and a passion for healthcare advocacy.

Company Information

• Company: Solace
• Industry: Healthcare Advocacy Marketplace
• Stage: Series A Startup
• Founded: 2022
• Team: Lean, fully remote U.S. team distributed coast-to-coast.