SoGal Ventures · 3 hours ago
Lead Backend Software Engineer
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$190K/yr - $220K/yr
4+ years expParsley Health is a leading functional healthcare company focused on building a holistic healthcare experience. They are seeking a Lead Backend Software Engineer to develop and scale systems that enhance member experiences and internal operations, emphasizing technical leadership and collaboration across teams.
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Responsibilities
Build and evolve backend services that support our core healthcare products and experiences, including member-facing workflows and internal operational tooling
Lead backend technical execution across product pods by shaping architecture, setting standards, and unblocking teams with strong technical guidance
Design systems with reliability, scalability, and performance in mind, with an emphasis on maintainability and clean interfaces
Partner closely with Product and Design to translate business needs into clear technical plans, pragmatic tradeoffs, and measurable outcomes
Contribute to infrastructure and delivery practices, including deployments, observability, and incident response in a production environment
Participate in code reviews and technical discussions to uphold high engineering quality, testing discipline, and a culture of continuous improvement
Move quickly and responsibly, including building and implementing AI-forward solutions in a compliant way (privacy, security, and reliability first)
Qualification
Required
Senior or Staff-level backend engineering experience, with a track record of owning and shipping meaningful production systems
Deep experience in either Go or Kotlin, ideally 3+ years
Strong infrastructure and DevOps experience in AWS or GCP, ideally 4+ years
Experience running production workloads on Kubernetes, ideally 2+ years
Some exposure to Node/JavaScript (does not need to be deep)
Product-minded approach. You think in outcomes, tradeoffs, and user impact, not just tickets
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams, clarify ambiguity, and guide technical decisions
Comfort working in a startup environment with speed, accountability, and the occasional chaos
Enthusiastic about AI-augmented development. You see AI coding assistants as tools that amplify your impact, not replace your judgment
Preferred
Strong preference for GCP over AWS
Strong preference for both Go and Kotlin
Benefits
Generous compensation package based on experience
Equity stake for all employees based on level
401(k) + Employer Matching program
Remote-first with the option to work from one of our centers in NYC
Complimentary Parsley Health Complete Care membership
Subsidized Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plan options
Generous flexible time off plan
Annual professional development stipend
Annual wellness stipend
Company
SoGal Ventures
SoGal is the first institutional VC for a future of living, working, and staying healthy created by and for the rest of us.
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Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Danielle Canty
Limited Partner
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