Founding Engineer: AI Native HealthTech Startup
kubera-health · 158 days ago
What we're looking for
We need a Founding Software Engineer with 2+ years of full-stack TypeScript experience, preferably in a healthcare or fintech startup. This is a super exciting and mission-driven role at a well funded startup ($6.5M raised), where you can shape engineering and broader culture.
What you'll do
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Develop, test, and release new features, shipping production code from day one.
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Work across the full stack: backend, frontend, infrastructure, architecture, analytics, and integrations.
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Design and work with data structures, analytics modeling, and parsing complex healthcare datasets to surface actionable insights.
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Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical decision-making to ensure a clean, stable, and maintainable codebase.
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Opportunity to own problems end-to-end and wear multiple hats—whether that's working directly with customers, shaping product roadmaps, or iterating on UX design.
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Work in a hybrid environment in NYC, collaborating closely with the team in person.
Requirements
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2+ years of experience as a full-time full-stack TypeScript software engineer (back-end leaning)
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Experience with React, TypeScript, Node.js
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Experience in healthcare and fintech preferred
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Extremely high competency with AI coding tools (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor)
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Ideally 1+ year at a venture-backed startup (pre Series B)
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Experience turning unstructured, complex datasets into business insights
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Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code, LLMs, and cloud-based data pipelines
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Able to work on-site in a hybrid environment (4 days/wk in NYC, Union Square)
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Authorized to work in the U.S.
Compensation & Benefits
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Salary bands: $130-200K (includes mid level and senior bands; candidates with higher YOE may be considered for principal level)
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Competitive equity package
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Fully covered health insurance and competitive stipend to cover dental, co-pays etc (ICHRA)
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401(k)
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Flexible PTO that we actually take (encouraged minimum of 15 days)
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Lunch provided in office Mon-Thurs
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Commuter benefits, new work equipment and workstation set up, etc.
Interview Process
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Interview with Head of Engineering (30 minutes)
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Interview with Founder/CEO (30 minutes)
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Technical interview / practical technical conversation (1 hour)
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(Optional) Onsite & lunch with team (~2 hours)