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Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack

Oscar Insurance Company

New York, NY
Full Time
Senior
192k-252k
15 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family. We are hiring Staff Software Engineers, Fullstack (with a frontend lean) to join several teams across the Oscar Engineering organization. In this role, you will lead technical efforts to build reliable and maintainable applications, infrastructure, and interfaces that make interacting with the health care system easier for both members and providers. You will report into a leader within the Engineering Organization (Associate Director+). Oscar promotes a blended work culture with options for remote work or in-office presence in New York City, Tempe, or Los Angeles, with specific residency requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as the subject matter expert on business and technical domains.
  • Lead the planning, execution and release of complex technical projects across multiple teams, including owning medium to large features or infrastructure projects from technical design through completion.
  • Work with partners, product managers, and designers to solve challenging problems.
  • Lead and mentor engineers and engineering teams to improve technology, apply best practices and set overall team direction.
  • Ensure the team's delivery of large or complex technology capabilities within their domain or spanning multiple domains.
  • Facilitate, encourage, and enhance a culture of collaboration within the engineering team and its internal customers; recognize when cross-team projects are at risk and actively mitigate risk to deliver on time.
  • Contribute to the objectives of their functional group and drive outcomes for organization-wide projects.
  • Work with leadership to assign prioritization of technical roadmap and influence prioritization of product roadmap and process enhancements.
  • Identify and reduce failure domains and build software to minimize effort and business impact during maintenance and failures.
  • Guide the development of Service-Level Objectives (SLOs) for systems they and their team are responsible for.
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • 5+ years of experience as a leader of cross-pod or cross-company deliverables.
  • 5+ years of experience leading technical contributions and improving the quality of team outputs.
  • 5+ years of experience with practical application of CS concepts within their team.
  • 5+ years of experience setting and enforcing standards for writing stable, correct, and maintainable code.
  • 5+ years of experience leading technical teams including mentoring and training junior engineers.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with building reliable and maintainable applications, infrastructure, and interfaces.
  • Experience working in health care or related domains.
  • Experience with setting and monitoring Service-Level Objectives (SLOs).

Qualifications

  • Educational background is not explicitly specified but implied to be aligned with extensive professional experience.

Benefits & Perks

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • 11 paid holidays, paid sick time, paid parental leave.
  • 401(k) plan participation.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Paid wellness time and reimbursements.
  • Participation in Oscar's unlimited vacation program.
  • Company equity grants and annual performance bonuses.

Working at Oscar Insurance Company

Oscar promotes a blended work culture where everyone, regardless of work type or location, feels connected to their teammates, culture, and mission. The company values authenticity, belonging, and support, cultivating an environment where people can be their most authentic selves. Oscar is committed to changing health care through diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 11, 2025
Salary192k-252k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeRemote
ExperienceSenior

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About Oscar Insurance Company

Website

hioscar.com

Location

New York, NY

Industry

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages

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