Senior Principal Software Engineer, API

August 21

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Zocdoc

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Zocdoc is the beginning of a better healthcare experience for millions of patients every month.

healthcare • patients • doctors • public health • appointments

501 - 1000

💰 $150M Private Equity Round on 2021-02

Description

• As a Senior Principal Software Engineer, you will be the primary technical authority and architect for the teams at the edge between Zocdoc and other healthcare companies. • You will set the standards and best practices for API design and developer experiences throughout the full portfolio of Zocdoc’s products and platforms. • Working directly with our API, Interoperability, Availability, and Insurance teams, you will ship capabilities, via the Zocdoc API.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as a software engineer, including 3+ years as Staff Engineer and/or Architect • Extensive experience building and consuming APIs, ideally with a healthcare focus. Bonus points if you’ve shipped API-first products • An eagerness to learn and solve real problems in healthcare • A willingness to code alongside other engineers, readiness to mentor and coach, and the judgment to know how to contribute most effectively • Deep knowledge of API patterns, standards, and best practices • A strong understanding of identity and access management fundamentals • Experience building critical systems, with high uptime and security expectations • Experience balancing greenfield development against iterative improvements to legacy systems • Familiarity with architecting for scale, including an understanding of service-oriented and event-driven architectures • Experience with cloud-based infrastructure, container orchestration, and serverless technologies • Solid communication skills with the ability to influence key stakeholders and make meaningful contributions to external-facing documentation • The mentality of an entrepreneur/owner and a strong bias to action • Humility. You believe in treating all people with dignity and respect, regardless of title or tenure, and you approach tough conversations with empathy

Benefits

• Flexible, hybrid work environment • Unlimited PTO • 100% paid employee health benefit options • Employer funded 401(k) match • Corporate wellness programs with Headspace and Peloton • Sabbatical leave (for employees with 5+ years of service) • Competitive parental leave • Cell phone reimbursement • In office perks including: • Catered lunch everyday along with snacks • Commuter Benefits • Convenient Soho location • Great Place to Work Certified