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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer II - **Company:** SPRING HEALTHCARE, PLLC - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $207,000.0 - $233,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Query Performance, Adobe InDesign, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Code Review, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Django Web Framework, Python (Programming Language), Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Database Optimization, Backend, Build Management, Microservices - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-software-engineer-ii-search-matching-alma-spring-health-2-9900933 ## About the Role * 6-8+ years of professional software development experience * Expertise in Python and Django for building scalable backend services and APIs, with strong proficiency in React * Proven experience designing, building, and scaling complex full-stack systems, with a strong emphasis on backend architecture and development * Uses AI to reason about system-level tradeoffs and integrates AI tools into team workflows-evaluates output critically and helps set quality standards for AI-assisted work * Proven track record leading delivery of complex, multi-team technical projects * Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; able to influence and align stakeholders across teams * Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers on both technical skills and career growth * Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on clean, scalable, maintainable architecture * Embraces writing well-designed tests that accompany all code * Proven experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture, including identifying appropriate service boundaries and making thoughtful architectural decisions about when and how to evolve capabilities out of a monolithic application * Strong experience with data modeling and designing reliable data flows across services, with an understanding of consistency, performance, and scalability tradeoffs * Experience designing and optimizing search experiences and search infrastructure, including indexing strategies, relevance and ranking, query performance, and search quality at scale ## Description Reporting to the Engineering Manager - Search & Matching, this Senior Software Engineer II will be responsible for enhancing and optimizing the search and matching experience within Spring Health's Alma product. As part of the Alma Search & Matching pod, you will help clients find the right provider and begin their care journey as quickly and seamlessly as possible. This role is - is instrumental in eliminating barriers to mental health care by building high-quality, scalable experiences that connect clients with the right care., * Design and build scalable, high-quality software across complex, ambiguous problem areas in existing or new initiatives. * Lead group technical design sessions for large projects; routinely provide high-value feedback in design forums and architectural reviews. * Use AI to reason about system-level tradeoffs (scalability, performance, reliability) and integrate AI into team workflows-e.g., PR templates, debugging playbooks, and documentation-while ensuring all AI-assisted work meets rigorous quality standards. * Evaluate new AI tools and techniques; share learnings with the team and help establish standards for AI-assisted engineering. * Decompose significantly complex engineering problems into straightforward, well-scoped solutions. * Coordinate cross-group efforts, keeping everyone informed of appropriate context and progress. * Routinely provide perspective to identify and mitigate risks for others' projects, not just your own. * Drive and complete projects end-to-end-sometimes more than one at a time-from conception through deployment and iteration. * Model engineering excellence: your code reviews are instructive, your designs are exemplary, and you proactively simplify and improve the code corpus. * Mentor engineers in both technical areas and career growth; motivate action by clearly explaining context, rationale, and roles. * Lead hypercare investigations and high-stakes bug responses; communicate progress quickly and clearly to stakeholders. * Design and build scalable search and matching capabilities for Spring Health's Alma product, - improving how clients discover and connect with the right providers, with a focus on relevance, performance, and search quality. * Identify appropriate service boundaries and drive thoughtful architectural decisions about when and how to evolve capabilities out of the existing monolithic application. * Architect, build, and evolve backend services and APIs that power critical parts of Alma's client search and matching experience, while contributing across the full stack as needed. What success looks like in this role * Technical Excellence - Your architecture solutions are exemplary in terms of efficiency, stability, extensibility, and ability to evolve. Your software is robust in the presence of failures, scalable, and cost-effective. * AI-Augmented Engineering - You actively integrate AI into your workflow and your team's-evaluating tools, establishing quality standards, and helping teammates use AI effectively and responsibly. * Cross-Team Impact - You solve complicated problems across service domains, coordinate with other teams as needed, and routinely reduce complexity for the engineers around you. * Project Leadership - You drive and complete large, complex projects end-to-end with high stakeholder satisfaction-sometimes leading more than one initiative at a time. * Engineering Excellence - Your code reviews make the overall codebase better. You proactively simplify, refactor, and improve-accounting for the full project lifecycle including continuous improvement. * Mentorship & Org Health - You make your superpod more effective through significant contributions to individuals' growth and engineering efficiency. Junior and mid-level engineers seek you out for guidance. * Operational Leadership - You lead investigations calmly under pressure, with clear direction and communication to stakeholders throughout. ## Related Videos - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Are Code Reviews Worth It? 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