Software Engineer, Backend

Thatch is building a healthcare system people actually love, and they are seeking a Backend Software Engineer to design and build the core systems that power their healthcare benefits platform. The role involves creating data models, funds flows, and integrations to ensure reliable operations and compliance in a fintech meets healthcare environment.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and evolve backend systems that support enrollments, payments, payroll, and benefits management
• Architect and maintain robust data models and funds flows that handle millions of dollars in transactions
• Build integrations with payroll providers, banks, insurance carriers, and other external partners
• Improve operational rigor through automation, tooling, monitoring, and observability
• Partner closely with product, operations, and other engineers to solve complex business problems
• Take ownership of production systems, including reliability, debugging, and long-term maintainability

Requirements:

• Experience building and maintaining backend systems in a production environment
• A track record of shipping systems with complex business and operational implications
• Strong ability to reason about data models, workflows, and edge cases
• Comfort operating in ambiguous problem spaces with cross-functional tradeoffs
• Experience mentoring other engineers or setting technical direction
• Work in healthcare, finance, or other complex or regulated domains
• Experience with HR, payroll, payments, or partner-facing systems
• Ownership of systems with real operational or financial impact
• Prior Ruby experience is helpful but not required