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# Staff Software Engineer

- **Company:** Discover International
- **Location:** Mundelein, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, TypeScript, Datadog, Data Logging, Generative AI, AI Coding Agents, Backend, Kubernetes, Docker
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/25_645198443626627158

## About the Role

* 10+ years of software engineering experience, including leading high-impact backend projects at scale (production APIs and large-scale data processing) \n
 * Hands-on experience with relational databases and data modeling \n
 * Strong system design and cloud experience (AWS preferred): CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and observability (logging, usage metrics, Datadog or similar) \n
 * A track record of using AI coding assistants to improve team productivity \n
 * Excellent communication skills and experience mentoring senior engineers \n

## Description

Our client is a fast-growing, venture-backed healthtech company using clinical expertise and applied AI to reduce waste and improve accuracy in healthcare payments.
They partner with large payers and are expanding their engineering organization to scale a GenAI-powered product used in production every day. \n
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About the role \n
This Staff-level role is for an engineer who thrives on ambiguous, cross-team problems.
You'll set architectural direction, turn company strategy into technical roadmaps, and raise the bar for the engineers around you.
You'll also help scale the company's GenAI applications on a modern cloud backend. \n
The team works primarily in Python or TypeScript, depending on the project.
Experience in either is a plus but not required.
Strong, transferable backend fundamentals and the ability to pick up new tools quickly matter more. \n