Zocdoc · 2 months ago
Staff Software Engineer, Sponsored Results
New York, NY, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $265K/yrZocdoc is a leading healthcare marketplace that empowers patients to find and book care easily. As a Staff Software Engineer on the Sponsored Results team, you will enhance and scale the platform by modernizing backend services and optimizing data pipelines, directly impacting provider-patient connections and platform efficiency.
Health CareMedicalmHealthMobile AppsScheduling
Responsibilities
Leading the design and architecture of backend services, APIs, and model-serving systems that power Zocdoc’s Sponsored Results platform for scalability, reliability, and performance
Optimizing and unifying data pipelines to support multiple modeling workflows, improving efficiency and consistency across SPO’s ML ecosystem
Collaborating closely with product, data science, and infrastructure teams to build seamless provider experiences and accelerate product innovation
Driving architectural direction and technical excellence through clear design documentation, code reviews, and hands-on implementation
Mentoring engineers across the team, fostering strong engineering standards, and raising the technical bar for full-stack and backend development
Analyzing complex product and system challenges, balancing immediate business impact with long-term platform scalability and maintainability
Working with cutting-edge GenAI tools and technology
Qualification
Required
A proven track record of owning and scaling complex, user-facing platforms, balancing near-term delivery with a long-term technical vision
Deep expertise in backend system design — from APIs and data pipelines to understanding best practices on integrating with front-end architecture
Experience optimizing large-scale, data-driven systems (preferably in ML or advertising domains) with a focus on performance, reliability, and measurable business impact
Strong communication skills that bridge technical and non-technical audiences, aligning product, data science, user experience, and engineering priorities
A passion for mentoring engineers, driving best practices in testing, deployment, and maintainability, and elevating team-wide engineering quality
Familiarity with cloud-native environments (e.g., AWS) and distributed systems, applying modern DevOps and CI/CD principles
A growth mindset rooted in humility, inclusivity, and curiosity—valuing diverse perspectives and fostering an equitable, collaborative engineering culture
Benefits
Flexible, hybrid work environment at our convenient Soho location
Unlimited Vacation
100% paid employee health benefit options (including medical, dental, and vision)
Commuter Benefits
401(k) with employer-funded match
Corporate wellness programs with Headspace and Peloton
Sabbatical leave (for employees with 5+ years of service)
Competitive paid parental leave and fertility/family planning reimbursement
Cell phone reimbursement
Catered lunch every day, along with beverages and snacks
Employee Resource Groups and ZocClubs to promote shared community and belonging
Great Place to Work Certified
Company
Zocdoc
Zocdoc is a digital marketplace company that connects healthcare patients and doctors.
Founded in 2007
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Zocdoc has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (10)
2024 (3)
2023 (6)
2022 (20)
2021 (5)
2020 (6)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$375.94MKey Investors
Francisco PartnersFounders FundKhosla Ventures
2021-02-11Private Equity· $150M
2019-07-01Series D
2017-05-30Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Oliver Kharraz
CEO & Founder
Netta Samroengraja
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2026-01-07
2025-12-11
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