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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - **Company:** Recruiting from Scratch - **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** $180,000 - $220,000 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Software Applications, Databases, Programming Tools, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Backend, Machine Learning Operations, Api Design - **Published:** November 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/software-engineer-ny--c0d39b44-80ac-4adb-b5c8-4a3ce4e8a826 ## About the Role Software Engineering, Software Engineering, Funding, Willing to Travel, Outpatient Care, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Operating Systems, Startup, Hospital/Healthcare Construction, Healthcare, This is a 0-to-1 engineering environment where individual contributors have unusually broad ownership and direct impact on the product and business., * 1-3 years of professional software engineering experience. * Strong software engineering fundamentals despite relatively early career stage. * Experience building and shipping production software. * Strong backend engineering experience. * Experience working in a startup, early-stage company, or highly autonomous engineering environment is strongly preferred. * Demonstrated ability to take ownership beyond assigned tickets. * Experience working on ambiguous technical problems. * Evidence of rapid career growth, increasing scope, or exceptional ownership. * Comfortable working directly with senior technical leadership. * Experience working in 0-to-1 or rapidly evolving product environments is a strong plus. Technical Requirements * Strong Python experience. * Strong backend engineering fundamentals. * Experience designing and building APIs and backend services. * Strong understanding of system design fundamentals. * Experience working with databases and data models. * Experience building and maintaining production software. * Familiarity with AI/ML systems or AI-powered applications. * Ability to understand and contribute to technical architecture decisions. * Strong debugging and problem-solving skills. * Comfortable using modern AI development tools to increase engineering productivity. * Ability to learn unfamiliar technologies quickly. Product & Engineering Requirements * Experience owning features from idea through production. * Ability to translate ambiguous requirements into technical solutions. * Strong product sense and willingness to make product decisions. * Comfortable operating without a dedicated product manager for every feature. * Ability to balance engineering quality with speed and business priorities. * Experience working directly with users, customers, or internal stakeholders is preferred. * Strong understanding of how technical decisions affect product outcomes. * Comfortable working across multiple layers of the stack when necessary. * Experience building products in environments where rapid iteration is important. Soft Skills * Extremely high ownership and initiative. * Comfortable operating independently with minimal management. * Strong curiosity and willingness to learn. * Fast learner who can quickly understand unfamiliar systems. * Strong communication skills. * Comfortable working directly with the CTO and senior leadership. * Product-minded and business-oriented. * Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information. * Strong prioritization skills. * High execution speed. * Comfortable taking responsibility for both successes and failures. * Willing to challenge assumptions and propose better solutions. * Thrives in small, high-performance teams. ## Description * Own features and product surfaces from initial problem definition through design, implementation, deployment, and iteration. * Act as your own product manager by identifying requirements, defining solutions, and determining priorities. * Make UX and product decisions alongside technical architecture decisions. * Build, ship, and iterate on production features quickly based on customer and business needs. * Take ownership of entire areas of the product rather than working on narrowly scoped tickets. * Balance product quality, engineering speed, and customer impact in a fast-moving environment. Backend Engineering & AI Systems * Build and scale core backend systems powering an AI-enabled healthcare platform. * Develop production software using Python and modern backend engineering practices. * Work on AI/ML-powered product capabilities and integrate intelligent systems into healthcare workflows. * Design APIs, services, data models, and system architectures for a rapidly growing platform. * Build reliable systems capable of supporting increasing customer and patient demand. * Work across application and infrastructure layers as needed to deliver complete product functionality. 0-to-1 Product Development * Take ambiguous problems and turn them into concrete technical and product solutions. * Work closely with the CTO to architect and deliver new product capabilities. * Rapidly prototype, test, learn, and iterate on new ideas. * Build features that may require technical research and experimentation before becoming production-ready. * Identify opportunities to use AI tools and automation to increase engineering velocity. * Continuously improve existing systems as customer requirements and product needs evolve. Product Ownership & Business Impact * Work directly with leadership to prioritize engineering efforts against business goals. * Understand customer needs and translate them into practical product solutions. * Make independent decisions about technical implementation, product scope, and tradeoffs. * Own outcomes rather than simply completing assigned engineering tasks. * Help determine what should be built next based on customer demand and business impact. * Contribute to the evolution of the engineering organization as the company scales.