Sr. Software Engineer (Communications & Login)

Our healthcare system is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S. Every year, over 50 million Americans suffer adverse financial consequences as a result of seeking care, from lower credit scores to garnished wages. The challenge is only getting worse, as high deductible health plans are the fastest growing plan design in the U.S.

Cedar’s mission is to leverage data science, smart product design and personalization to make healthcare more affordable and accessible. Today, healthcare providers still engage with its consumers in a “one-size-fits-all” approach; and Cedar is excited to leverage consumer best practices to deliver a superior experience.

At Cedar, we’re on a mission to simplify the patient billing experience and improve the financial journey in healthcare. As part of this vision, we’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Communications & Login squad. This team is responsible for engaging with patients across various communication channels and ensuring a seamless, intuitive experience for viewing and managing healthcare finances. We aim to balance the success of our individual clients with the ability to scale our platform and improve the experience for all patients.

We’re committed to fostering a flexible work environment, and this role is remote-friendly, like many of our positions.

In this position you will:

• Lead impactful projects: Own the end-to-end development of features and technical investments that drive significant value for our users
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Partner closely with product, design, and data science teams to deliver innovative solutions
• Drive technical clarity: Bring structure to ambiguous projects, ensuring we build scalable systems that stand the test of time
• Mentor and inspire: Guide engineers at all levels through technical challenges, sharing best practices and fostering a culture of learning and growth
• Advocate for improvements: Identify opportunities to enhance our systems and champion changes that benefit both our clients and patients

What we look for in an ideal candidate:

• 6+ years of professional software development experience with a proven track record of leading engineers to solve technical problems across the stack
• A strong ownership mentality, focused on delivering value 
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and a passion for solving complex problems in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Experience working closely with cross-functional teams, including product and design, to create solutions that delight users and meet business needs
• Excitement about Cedar’s mission and solving meaningful problems for patients

Compensation Range and Benefits:

• Salary/Hourly Rate Range*: $195,500 - $230,000
• This role is equity eligible
• This role offers a competitive benefits and wellness package

*Subject to location, experience, and education

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What do we offer to the ideal candidate?

• A chance to improve the U.S. healthcare system at a high-growth company! Our leading healthcare financial platform is scaling rapidly, helping millions of patients per year
• Unless stated otherwise, most roles have flexibility to work from home or in the office, depending on what works best for you
• For exempt employees: 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 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

About us

Cedar was co-founded by Florian Otto and Arel Lidow in 2016 after a negative medical billing experience inspired them to help improve our healthcare system. With a commitment to solving billing and patient experience issues, Cedar has become a leading healthcare technology company fueled by remarkable growth. "Over the past several years, we've raised more than $350 million in funding & have the active support of Thrive and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

As of November 2024, Cedar is engaging with 30 million patients annually and is on target to process $3.5 billion in patient payments annually. Cedar partners with more than 55 leading healthcare providers and payers including Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, Novant Health, Allina Health and Providence.