Staff Software Development Engineer
MCG Health · Seattle, WA ·
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Staff
- Category
- Software engineering
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Salary
- USD 144,000 – 201,000 / year
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Staff engineer for MCG Health's Synapse Everywhere platform, owning the external API surface — design, scalability, security, and developer experience — for a healthcare clinical-intelligence product. Backend-heavy work with Golang, Python, and Kotlin on cloud/Kubernetes infrastructure, with LLM-related monitoring; hybrid on-site in Seattle.
At MCG, we lead the healthcare community to deliver patient-focused care. We have a mission-driven team of talented physicians and technical experts developing our evidence-based content and innovating our products to accelerate improvements in healthcare. If you are driven to enhance the US healthcare system, MCG is eager to have you join our team. We cultivate a work environment that nurtures personal and professional growth, and this is a thrilling time to become a part of our organization. With dynamic roles that offer meaningful impact, you'll be able to fully realize your potential. Plus, you'll enjoy world-class benefits and the security, stability, and resources of our parent company, Hearst, with over 100 years of experience.
MCG is rapidly expanding a new API platform, Synapse Everywhere, that delivers clinical intelligence to healthcare partners at scale. We are hiring a Staff Software Development Engineer to work with the team on the external API surface: design, scalability, security posture, and developer experience.
This role treats an API as a product. You will be part of the team that determines what Synapse Everywhere exposes, how it behaves under load and failure, and what the experience of building on it feels like for an external developer. You will work directly with the Director of Software Engineering to determine what is feasible to build, in what order, and with what guarantees. This is a new platform so high ambiguity is the baseline, not the exception.
AI-assisted & human-owned development is the standard on this team. We expect engineers at this level to be excellent at discerning when and how to use AI tools. Team cohesion is critical for the pace of development, so you’ll be joining a high respect high and high personal accountability team.
You Will:
What We're Looking For:
Pay Range: $144,000 - $201,000
Other compensation: Bonus Eligible
Location: Seattle, WA | Expectation to be on-site - hybrid schedule
Perks & Benefits:
💻 Remote Work/Hybrid Work
✈️ Travel expected 1–3 times per year for company-sponsored events
🩺 Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
📈 401K retirement plan; flexible spending and health savings account
🏝️ 15 days of paid time off + additional front-loaded personal days
🏖️ 14 company-recognized holidays + paid volunteer days
👶 up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave + 10 weeks of paid bonding leave
🌈 LGBTQ+ Health Services
🐶 Pet insurance
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All roles at MCG are expected to engage in occasional travel to participate in team or company-sponsored events for the purposes of connection and collaboration.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Note on interviews: We may use AI tools to audio-record and transcribe interviews for note-taking purposes. These are used only by our hiring team and do not make decisions on their own. Let us know if you prefer an alternative.
All roles at MCG are expected to engage in occasional travel to participate in team or company-sponsored events for the purposes of connection and collaboration.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Note on interviews: We may use AI tools to audio-record and transcribe interviews for note-taking purposes. These are used only by our hiring team and do not make decisions on their own. Let us know if you prefer an alternative.
MCG is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to patient-focused care. We value our employees' unique differences and are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our diverse workforce helps us achieve our goal of providing the right care to everyone. We welcome all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, or political affiliation. We are committed to improving equity in healthcare and believe that a diverse workplace fosters curiosity, innovation, and business success. We are happy to provide accommodations for individuals. Please let us know if you require any support.
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