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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # software engineer - **Company:** Joyful Health, Inc. - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $275,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Software Quality, Code Review, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Integration, Distributed Systems, Github, Interoperability, Python (Programming Language), Systems Integration, Data Ingestion, Backend, Data Strategy, Machine Learning Operations, Data Pipelines - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/software-engineer-joyful-health-8146854 ## About the Role We're looking for a talented and ambitious backend engineer with 5+ years of experience in developing distributed pipelines who's excited to solve one of the toughest challenges in healthcare-financial data interoperability. You'll play a key role in shaping our data integration strategy and enabling us to onboard customers at scale. Integrating the financial data of small healthcare practices-each with its own unique systems-has long been a roadblock in the industry. This has meant that very few solutions have emerged in the market that are actually able to solve the unique challenges of small medical practices (and even larger ones). We've begun to crack this challenge, and the work that we've done so far has enabled us to seamlessly onboard new data sources in days, not months. This entirely opens up a massive untapped market. As a software engineer, you'll have an outsized impact on the company's trajectory, working on a critical problem that's central to our success. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to work on something extremely challenging and make a huge difference. You should be comfortable (and excited!) about working in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment where you'll be able to wear many hats and take on new challenges as they arise. This role is full-time. We're looking for candidates based in NYC., * You're excited to shape the future of our engineering team and are excited to lead by example - as an early team member, you'll have the chance to influence everything from our technical roadmap to our company culture. You have a radical sense of ownership with the ability and desire to own technical roadmaps and refine ambiguous problems. You also have a low ego, growth mindset, and desire to see the product and team scale with your impact. * You have a love for your craft and strong technical execution - you view coding as a craft, not just a task, and you're excited about using technology to create meaningful impact. Your technical skills go beyond coding-you care about building a product that works at scale, with the user at the forefront. We care more about your drive, hustle, and passion than a college degree from a shiny institution or experience at name-brand companies. + You have 5+ years of experience in backend engineering, with a focus on building data pipelines and integrations. o Experience working with healthcare data or solving interoperability challenges is a plus. + Proficiency in: o Python and database systems, with familiarity in performance and optimization for scale o Experience in distributed systems coordination and AI pipelines o Familiarity with big data technologies and comfortable working with massive datasets o CI/CD workflows such as Github actions Working at Joyful ## Description * Drive the architecture, design, and implementation of complex pipelines for AI agents and data ingestion sources * Develop and scale our data integration infrastructure to connect seamlessly with a variety of healthcare systems. * Solve interoperability challenges to help healthcare practices recover lost revenue and understand their financial health. * Work closely with the engineering and product teams to improve onboarding speed and build a robust data strategy. * Actively contribute to building the team's architectural vision and technical roadmap * Collaborate on code reviews and technical design documents to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge, * You're passionate about Joyful Health's mission - you want to solve real, pressing problems for providers and put them in control of their businesses. 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