Staff Software Engineer

Solace is a U.S. healthcare technology company that helps patients navigate the healthcare system through expert advocacy and digital tools. The Staff Software Engineer will write production code, lead architectural decisions, scale the platform, mentor engineers, and drive technical excellence across frontend and backend systems.

Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end development of key product features, from database models to UI components
• Serve as a technical leader and drive best practices across the engineering team
• Act as a force multiplier by mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and improving development workflows
• Collaborate with product and design teams to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions
• Architect and optimize our systems for performance, scalability, and maintainability
• Champion best practices in code quality, testing, and continuous integration/deployment
• Proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks in both technical architecture and team processes
• Lead large releases to production on a continuous deployment cadence

Requirements:

• 7+ years of full-stack engineering experience, with deep expertise in both frontend and backend technologies
• Mastery of React, TypeScript, and Node.js, with a proven track record of shipping production-grade applications
• A strong background in scalable system design, API development, and database architecture
• Experience working in fast-paced startup environments where you've built and shipped products from scratch
• Ability to set technical direction and mentor engineers, helping them grow in their craft
• Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to tackle complex technical challenges with pragmatic solutions
• An extreme bias toward action and execution—you move fast, iterate quickly, and get things done
• Applicants must be based in the United States