Staff Software Engineer, Product

Staff Software EngineerAs a Staff Software Engineer on the AI Platform team, you will design, build, and maintain the core infrastructure that empowers healthcare providers who use our platform every single day as they care for patients. As an OpenAI portfolio company, you will be surrounded by the leading minds in AI and exposed to the latest advancements in our field.In the first 6 months, you'll be responsible for setting up the foundations for long term success, investing in platform observability, reliability, and scalability. As a technical leader, you'll be responsible for the entire lifecycle of major technical initiatives in our AI stack--from system design to deploying the code you've written.Our Engineering roles are hybrid in our SF office 3x/wk.Design and architect major product features leveraging the latest advancements in AI to deliver a magical user experienceAnticipate system bottlenecks and proactively re-architect key system components before they create issues for our customersLead product initiatives with high strategic value, accelerating speed of iteration while preventing accumulation of technical debtHold the codebase to a high standard, and assist in developing engineering processes that encourage shipping high quality codeYou have a Bachelors degree and 7+ years of experience, or equivalent7+ years of experience tackling zero-to-one engineering challenges, building and scaling systems to meet production SLAs, and navigating architectural trade-offs in distributed systems.Proficient with modern infrastructure stacks, including cloud providers (AWS, GCP), containers (Docker), queuing systems (Kafka), and databases (Postgres), and flexible across the stack to deliver projects.Skilled at mentoring engineers while remaining hands-on, driving quality, execution speed, and successful outcomes as a technical leader or engineering manager.Demonstrated ability to own end-to-end execution, from concept to impactful results, with a focus on building breakthrough product experiences.Thrives in environments of complexity and ambiguity, prioritizing collaboration and seeking the best ideas regardless of their source.Values kindness, encouragement, and being a supportive teammate, fostering a mission-aligned and ambitious team culture.We offer a base compensation range of approximately $250,000–$300,000 per year, exclusive of equity. This intentionally broad range provides flexibility for candidates to tailor their cash and equity mix based on individual preferences. Our compensation philosophy prioritizes meaningful equity grants, enabling team members to share directly in the impact they help create. Are you outside of the range? We encourage you to still apply: we take an individualized approach to ensure that compensation accounts for all of the life factors that matter for each candidate.Working at Ambience means opting into a high-ownership, high-trust environment built for people who want to grow fast, operate decisively and focus on work that matters. This could be the right place for you if you want toWork on mission-critical AI technology that directly improves clinicians' day-to-day lives and health system financial health across some of the most complex, high-stakes workflows in the world.Join a "dream team" culture where we hire exceptional people, expect exceptional outcomes and invest deeply in feedback and continuous growth. We operate as a championship team, and that means being ok with hard, uncomfortable, ambiguous problems that lead to real greatness.Operate with real ownership and accountability in an environment where there are no bystanders: If something is broken, we fix it! You will have meaningful autonomy and be expected to drive work to completion.Some of our key benefits includeComprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents401(k) with a company match of up to 3% of base salaryA remote-friendly culture (with a San Francisco HQ) and full equipment provisioning to ensure you can work effectively from wherever you're based.Parental leave to support your family needsAnnual company-wide off-sites, team off-sites and regular team lunches and all-hands gatherings, with travel, lodging and meals coveredFlexible time off with no annual cap, company-wide holidays and an annual holiday shutdown from December 24–January 1 designed to support real rest and long-term sustainability.Ambience Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.Ambience is committed to supporting every candidate's ability to fully participate in our hiring process. If you need any accommodations during your application or interviews, please reach out to our Recruiting team at View email address on click.appcast.io . We'll handle your request confidentially and work with you to ensure an accessible and equitable experience for all candidates.Ambience Healthcare has become aware of scams targeting jobseekers with fake jobs and even interviewing people. Our emails will always come from @ambiencehealthcare.com. We would never ask candidates to download apps or make any form of payment(s). 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