Own design, development, testing, and maintenance of full-stack features. Be system expert across Vue.js frontend, Python/Django/DRF back end, and GCP infrastructure. Collaborate with Data & Analytics and Clinical Operations to translate workflows into scalable solutions. Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and production ownership.
Empassion is a Management Services Organization (MSO) focused on improving the quality of care and costs on an often neglected “Advanced illness/ end of life” patient population, representing 4 percent of the Medicare population but 25 percent of its costs. The impact is driven deeper by families who are left with minimal options and decreased time with their loved ones. Empassion enables increased access to tech-enabled proactive care while delivering superior outcomes for patients, their communities, the healthcare system, families, and society.
The Senior Full Stack Software Engineer will report directly to the Director of Technology, a seasoned technology leader with experience delivering high-quality software and managing engineering teams in high-growth environments. This role requires ownership of critical engineering initiatives and driving delivery through both individual contribution and technical leadership / mentorship.
You will work closely with a team of Full-Stack Engineers and collaborate with Data & Analytics and Clinical Operations teams to deliver impactful solutions.
Remote Work & Travel
Empassion is a remote-first, fully distributed company across the United States, with a strong emphasis on asynchronous communication. While day-to-day work is remote, this role requires travel 3–4 times per year for company-wide and engineering off-sites, focused on strategy alignment, team culture, and complex problem solving.
What success looks like
- Own design, development, testing, and maintenance of high-impact full-stack features.
- Vue.js Frontend
- Python Django / Django REST Framework (DRF) APIs
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) including GKE, Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL), Cloud Storage, and BigQuery
- Advocate for pragmatic engineering and simple, robust architectures
- Partner closely with Clinical Operations to understand workflows and translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions
Become a system expert across our architecture:
What you will bring
- 5+ years of software development experience, with strong Back-End focus
- Healthcare industry experience (strongly preferred)
- Deep expertise building scalable Back-End Web APIs
- Expert-level Python proficiency
- Hands-on experience with Django and/or Django REST Framework (DRF)
- Solid DevOps fundamentals, including:
- CI/CD pipelines
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Docker & Kubernetes
- Cloud infrastructure (GCP, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage)
- Strong frontend fundamentals with experience in Vue.js or React
- Advanced knowledge of relational databases, including:
- PostgreSQL
- Schema design
- Indexing & query optimization
- Experience designing complex state management systems, including state machines and rules engines
- Self-starter mentality with a high sense of ownership and agency
- Demonstrated accountability for production systems and code quality
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you’re driven by data, healthcare, and impact, apply and let’s talk!
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