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Coders Connect

Founding Lead Engineer

Coders Connect, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Base pay range $150.00/yr - $230.00/yr

Coders Connect is partnering with an early‑stage healthtech startup that is building the

AI operating system for care navigation

— a platform that empowers patient advocates with AI‑driven tools to coordinate care, manage complexity, and fight for better outcomes.

Their mission is to make healthcare human again by ensuring every Medicare patient has a dedicated advocate who helps navigate the system, coordinate care, and secure the best possible outcomes.

Backed by leading investors and executives from top healthtech and consumer companies, the team combines deep healthcare experience with proven technical and product expertise.

Why This Role Exists The company has validated its model and is now hiring a

founding engineer

to design, build, and scale the core platform. This is a hands‑on, technical role—not a management position. The successful candidate will shape both the product and the engineering foundation at the most formative stage.

This is an ideal opportunity for a senior full‑stack engineer who thrives in early‑stage environments, enjoys building from scratch, and wants to work with AI in real production settings.

What You’ll Work On

Build the Core Platform:

Design and ship advocate‑ and patient‑facing applications, backend services, and integrations.

Develop AI‑First Workflows:

Implement LLM‑powered features to automate intake, triage, and follow‑up.

Shape the Tech Roadmap:

Translate evolving product needs into scalable systems and make key build‑versus‑integrate decisions.

Collaborate Across Teams:

Work closely with clinical, operations, and growth teams to ensure technology solves real‑world problems.

Set the Engineering Standard:

Establish best practices for code quality, security, and compliance.

Have 5–15 years of full‑stack engineering experience (Python/Django, Elixir, Ruby on Rails, or similar).

Have shipped production code in healthcare or other regulated industries.

Are fluent in AI development — LLMs, prompt engineering, fine‑tuning, or model integration.

Are highly hands‑on (coding 80%+ of your time).

Thrive in ambiguity and value ownership in a fast‑moving, high‑impact environment.

Strong Django and Python skills.

Exposure to EHRs, claims systems, or care coordination tools.

DevOps and CI/CD experience for small teams.

Prior work in early‑stage startups.

Why Join

Freedom to build and own projects end‑to‑end.

Opportunity to shape an AI‑first product that impacts real people.

Direct collaboration with founders and early customers.

Meaningful equity and technical ownership.

High‑ownership culture focused on action, iteration, and measurable results.

Success After 12 Months

AI‑driven workflows are live and reducing manual workloads.

Core systems are secure, compliant, and scalable.

The product is enabling faster iteration and growth.

Compensation and Details Salary:

$150K–$230K (based on experience)

Location:

San Francisco, CA (hybrid: remote with on‑site presence 3x/month)

Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type Full‑time

Job Function Technology, Information and Media

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