Cedar · 1 day ago
Software Engineer III (Kora)
USA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$170K/yr - $215K/yr
4+ years expCedar is a leading healthcare technology company focused on improving the healthcare system. The role involves driving innovation through Generative AI, enhancing a voice AI agent, and providing technical leadership while mentoring peers.
BillingFinTechHealth CareMedicalPayments
Responsibilities
Driving Innovation: Experimenting with and launching GenAI-powered features in collaboration with AI scientists
Harnessing Generative AI: Engineering development and production workflows by integrating LLMs, providing necessary context and constraints using modern practices, and evaluating output for further refinement
Advancing Patient Understanding: Enhancing Kora, our first-in-class voice AI agent, to deliver personalized billing guidance via empathetic and compassionate communication
Inspiring and Leading Others: Actively contributing to team chartering, managing technical projects, and mentoring peer engineers to take ownership of their own projects
Raising the Technical Bar: Taking creative initiative, such as by evaluating new approaches to agent-based engineering, or developing rapid prototyping techniques for new features
Qualification
Required
Strong technical leadership with a track record of driving measurable impact across the stack
Experience in Generative AI and Large Language Models, either via use to increase productivity and efficiency or by integrating APIs into a product
Demonstrated proficiency in independent, hands-on coding and problem-solving, including handling complex edge cases, optimizing for efficiency, and delivering robust solutions within time constraints
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate complex technical ideas clearly, concisely, and with compelling examples, as well as asking insightful clarifying questions
A strong commitment to engineering best practices, including writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code, and a proactive approach to managing technical debt
Entrepreneurial mindset – You thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and love solving complex problems
Experience with modern languages and frameworks – React, Typescript, Python/Django or similar
Passion for our mission – You care about making healthcare simpler, fairer, and more transparent for patients
Preferred
4-6 years of experience preferred, but not required
Benefits
This role is equity eligible
This role offers a competitive benefits and wellness package
Unlimited PTO for vacation, sick and mental health days–we encourage everyone to take at least 20 days of vacation per year to ensure dedicated time to spend with loved ones, explore, rest and recharge
16 weeks paid parental leave with health benefits for all parents, plus flexible re-entry schedules for returning to work
Diversity initiatives that encourage Cedarians to bring their whole selves to work, including three employee resource groups: be@cedar (for BIPOC-identifying Cedarians and their allies), Pridecones (for LGBTQIA+ Cedarians and their allies) and Cedar Women+ (for female-identifying Cedarians)
Competitive pay, equity (for qualifying roles), and health benefits, including fertility & adoption assistance, that start on the first of the month following your start date (or on your start date if your start date coincides with the first of the month)
Cedar matches 100% of your 401(k) contributions, up to 3% of your annual compensation
Access to hands-on mentorship, employee and management coaching, and a team discretionary budget for learning and development resources to help you grow both professionally and personally
Company
Cedar
Cedar is a patient payment and engagement platform for hospitals, health systems, and medical groups that elevates the patient experience.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (11)
2024 (9)
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2022 (15)
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2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$419.36MKey Investors
Memorial Hermann FoundationTiger Global ManagementAndreessen Horowitz
2022-12-19Series D· $68.36M
2021-03-09Series D· $200M
2020-06-22Series C· $77M
Leadership Team
Florian Otto
CEO and Co-Founder
Scott Stockberger
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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