Software Engineer, Staff

Department: Engineering

Location: San Francisco, New York City

Employment Type: FullTime

About Charta Health

In an industry where the focus should rightly be on delivering quality care to patients, healthcare providers remain burdened by the complexities of non-clinical operations. Charta is changing that.

We're building the operating system for modern healthcare organizations. Our AI platform streamlines critical workflows across revenue cycle, clinical operations, and administrative functions, helping providers and payers operate more efficiently and deliver better patient care. Backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Charta is on a mission to make every healthcare dollar accountable and every chart accurate, reimagining healthcare infrastructure from the ground up.

About the Opportunity

At Charta, we prioritize results compared to methods used to achieve those results. As a Staff Software Engineer, you're responsible for the software solutions you develop. The role demands making informed decisions about project priorities, keeping in mind the product's future and its roadmap. You'll leverage technology to resolve problems, design customer-centric products and features, and maintain systems that can be scaled extensively.

Joining our multidisciplinary team, your tasks would include:

• Determining team objectives and priorities,

• Being involved from the outset in product ideation and development,

• Taking initiatives for product discovery and refinement sessions,

• Being responsible for problem analysis, crafting solutions and architectures,

• Delivering top-quality code and thorough documentation, and ensuring smooth deployment.

You'd be a great fit, if you have:

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

• At least 7 years of professional experience in software development shipping production code.

• Fluent in one or more backend languages such as Python, Node.js, Java or C/C++. Next.js and/or React experience is a plus.

• Experience building, testing and deploying microservices.

• Interest or experience developing or leveraging modern generative AI technologies, including both proprietary and open-source large language models is a plus.

• Distributed systems development experience. Performance optimization is a plus.

• Experience with AWS, PostgreSQL, Docker and ECS/Kubernetes is a plus.

• Strong communication skills to be used across engineering, product and other functional teams.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision.

• Equity & growth opportunities in a fast-growing, innovative tech startup.

• Ongoing professional development and access to cutting-edge AI and healthcare tools.

• Lively, in-person work culture at our SF Headquarters or NYC office

• $210,000 - $270,000 USD depending on experience + Equity + Benefits

• Annual performance based bonus up to 30%

Our Commitment to Diversity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.