Cadre
Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Backend-Leaning)
Location:
San Francisco, CA (Hybrid Onsite) Company:
Parakeet Health About Us
Parakeet Health is an AI-powered patient engagement platform transforming healthcare by answering every patient call instantly. We reduce administrative costs and boost retention through 24/7 automation of scheduling, referrals, and outreach across phone, text, and web.
We recently raised a
$3M Seed round (March 2024)
led by
Canvas Ventures
(early investor in Doximity, CaseText), with participation from CoFound, Storyhouse Ventures, and notable angels Tom Lee (One Medical) and Adam Messinger (ex-CTO Twitter).
Our small but mighty
team of 7
combines 25+ years of healthcare operator experience with deep AI expertise from
Uber, Twitter, Rippling, Quora, and Microsoft.
We're already serving major customers including Galileo, Genome Medical, a national primary care network, the 2nd largest dermatology group in the U.S., and a 300+ provider NYC health system.
We're hiring our
4th engineer
to shape the product roadmap and scale alongside our customers. Role
We are looking for a
Full-Stack Engineer with strong backend focus (70-80% backend)
to design, build, and ship core product features. This hire will work closely with founders and customers to solve ambiguous problems, own projects end-to-end, and bring healthcare automation into the future. Responsibilities Lead 0-to-1 product development: take ambiguous problems, identify solutions, and ship to production. Collaborate cross-functionally with product and customer-facing teams to deliver high-impact features. Own end-to-end feature development - from architecture to deployment to user experience. Contribute to technical direction and product roadmap in a small, fast-moving team. Ensure reliability, scalability, and customer impact in everything you build. Ideal Candidate Experience 4-8 years
as a full-stack engineer leaning backend (70/30 or 80/20). For
3-5 YoE , must be exceptional (top school or top startup).
Proven
0-to-1 product development
track record: owned ambiguous problems and shipped solutions. Background in
high-growth Series A/B startups ; Big Tech/FAANG is acceptable but not exclusively. Bonus:
Ex-founder ,
healthtech experience , or
YC/Tier-1 VC-backed startup background . Education Degree in Computer Science (or related) from a
top 30 CS program
(e.g., Stanford, MIT, CMU, Berkeley, Waterloo). Hard Skills Strong backend intuition and full-stack experience. Proficient in
Python . Experience deploying features to production with a customer-first mindset. Familiarity with
React
and
Django
is a plus. Exposure to
LLM APIs or AI agents
is a plus. Soft Skills Strong communicator: can clearly explain tradeoffs and product rationale. Thrives in ambiguous environments - resourceful problem-solver who talks to customers when needed. High-output mindset
with a strong work ethic. Product-oriented: cares deeply about customer impact of shipped work. Mission-driven and humble - joins to build, not chase titles. Miscellaneous Active
GitHub profile
showing passion for coding and side projects. Why Join Us? Impact:
Shape the future of healthcare with AI. Ownership:
Small team where every engineer directly influences the product roadmap. Growth:
Opportunity to grow with the company as we scale. Mission:
Build technology that makes healthcare more accessible and efficient.
Location:
San Francisco, CA (Hybrid Onsite) Company:
Parakeet Health About Us
Parakeet Health is an AI-powered patient engagement platform transforming healthcare by answering every patient call instantly. We reduce administrative costs and boost retention through 24/7 automation of scheduling, referrals, and outreach across phone, text, and web.
We recently raised a
$3M Seed round (March 2024)
led by
Canvas Ventures
(early investor in Doximity, CaseText), with participation from CoFound, Storyhouse Ventures, and notable angels Tom Lee (One Medical) and Adam Messinger (ex-CTO Twitter).
Our small but mighty
team of 7
combines 25+ years of healthcare operator experience with deep AI expertise from
Uber, Twitter, Rippling, Quora, and Microsoft.
We're already serving major customers including Galileo, Genome Medical, a national primary care network, the 2nd largest dermatology group in the U.S., and a 300+ provider NYC health system.
We're hiring our
4th engineer
to shape the product roadmap and scale alongside our customers. Role
We are looking for a
Full-Stack Engineer with strong backend focus (70-80% backend)
to design, build, and ship core product features. This hire will work closely with founders and customers to solve ambiguous problems, own projects end-to-end, and bring healthcare automation into the future. Responsibilities Lead 0-to-1 product development: take ambiguous problems, identify solutions, and ship to production. Collaborate cross-functionally with product and customer-facing teams to deliver high-impact features. Own end-to-end feature development - from architecture to deployment to user experience. Contribute to technical direction and product roadmap in a small, fast-moving team. Ensure reliability, scalability, and customer impact in everything you build. Ideal Candidate Experience 4-8 years
as a full-stack engineer leaning backend (70/30 or 80/20). For
3-5 YoE , must be exceptional (top school or top startup).
Proven
0-to-1 product development
track record: owned ambiguous problems and shipped solutions. Background in
high-growth Series A/B startups ; Big Tech/FAANG is acceptable but not exclusively. Bonus:
Ex-founder ,
healthtech experience , or
YC/Tier-1 VC-backed startup background . Education Degree in Computer Science (or related) from a
top 30 CS program
(e.g., Stanford, MIT, CMU, Berkeley, Waterloo). Hard Skills Strong backend intuition and full-stack experience. Proficient in
Python . Experience deploying features to production with a customer-first mindset. Familiarity with
React
and
Django
is a plus. Exposure to
LLM APIs or AI agents
is a plus. Soft Skills Strong communicator: can clearly explain tradeoffs and product rationale. Thrives in ambiguous environments - resourceful problem-solver who talks to customers when needed. High-output mindset
with a strong work ethic. Product-oriented: cares deeply about customer impact of shipped work. Mission-driven and humble - joins to build, not chase titles. Miscellaneous Active
GitHub profile
showing passion for coding and side projects. Why Join Us? Impact:
Shape the future of healthcare with AI. Ownership:
Small team where every engineer directly influences the product roadmap. Growth:
Opportunity to grow with the company as we scale. Mission:
Build technology that makes healthcare more accessible and efficient.