Austin, TX

Virta Health is on a mission to transform diabetes care and reverse the type 2 diabetes epidemic. Current treatment approaches aren't working—over half of US adults have either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. Virta is changing this by helping people reverse type 2 diabetes through innovations in technology, personalized nutrition, and virtual care delivery reinvented from the ground up. We have raised over $350 million from top-tier investors, and partner with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations to help their employees and members restore their health and live diabetes-free. Join us on our mission to reverse diabetes in 100M people by 2025.You will be joining the Commercial Enablement team, whose mission is to help Virta patients take control of their treatment by streamlining Employer and Health Plan activation for coverage for their treatment.As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will build the key applications, tools, and workflows that empower the Client onboarding operations of Virta, including those that:Help prospective patients obtain medical coverage for the Virta treatment via a thoughtfully designed self-serve experiencePrevent patient churn by supporting them in resolving eligibility and coverage challengesProvide accurate and real time eligibility statuses at scale by integrating with healthcare carriers across the countryWhile you will focus on the backend systems, you’ll also have the opportunity to influence directions across all levels of our stack as we strategize to meet the rapidly changing needs of a high-growth company.Check out our technical blog to find out how Virta is developing the next generation of healthcare technology: {apply below} architect, and build scalable technical solutions that solve the unique practice management challenges of value-based healthcareBe a thoughtful technical leader and collaborate with product managers to identify, design, and implement solutions that achieves the goal of the teamLead projects, coach and mentor peers, and collaborate empathetically with stakeholders across the organizationIdentifies and drives technical initiatives across the organizationWrite, maintain, and debug code that powers mission-critical componentsEmbody Virta’s cultural values and encourage others to do the same 90 Day PlanWithin your first 90 days at Virta, we expect you will do the following:Code and ship multiple features that involves back-end code with complete test coverageCollaborate with other engineering team members through knowledge sharing, pair programming, and giving feedback in code reviewsPropose and implement one or more process/product improvements to make our engineering teams even betterMust-Haves5+ years of shipping backend code in a high quality production environment, with exposure to data centric systemsExperience building, deploying, and maintaining microservices in productionExperience with data and event-based architectures (API development, SQL/NoSQL datastores, messaging queues, etc)Experience with Python, Google Cloud Platform and Airflow is a plusStrong communication skills and a proven history of interfacing with business-level stakeholders, both technical and non-technical alikeBeing a champion of long term thinking and striving to make high business impacts without sacrificing engineering qualityValues-driven cultureVirta’s company values drive our culture, so you’ll do well if:You put people first and take care of yourself, your peers, and our patients equallyYou have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative while empowering others to do the sameYou prioritize positive impact over busy workYou have no ego and understand that everyone has something to bring to the table regardless of experienceYou appreciate transparency and promote trust and empowerment through open access of informationYou are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogmaYou take risks and rapidly iterateAs part of your duties at Virta, you may come in contact with sensitive patient information that is governed by HIPAA. Throughout your career at Virta, you will be expected to follow Virta's security and privacy procedures to ensure our patients' information remains strictly confidential. Security and privacy training will be provided.For this role the compensation range for candidates in Colorado is $157,139 - $180,619; information about Virta’s benefits is on our careers page at: {apply below} Note: Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. Virta has a location based compensation structure; there may be a different range for candidates in other locations.