Senior Backend Engineer - Technical Lead, Platform Group en Ash

About Ash Wellness:

Ash is a leading at-home health testing platform expanding care to reach those most in need. Working closely with our partners, we tailor end-to-end testing solutions that meet the unique needs of any health organization’s population.

Our strength comes from our unmatched understanding of people, whether that means learning the best ways to reach them or innovating a new way to keep them connected and cared for. We use our deep knowledge to develop field-tested best practices that engage hard-to-reach patients and members where they are. Because when people come first, better health outcomes are possible for all.

Ash is a venture-backed Series A company that has raised $15M to date. Ash is growing quickly and seeking new team members who have experience in developing and scaling startups. As a fast-paced tech startup, we value employees who can take ownership of projects, pivot easily, and iterate until they achieve success. As healthcare enthusiasts, our employee culture prioritizes assisting others - our clients, their patients, and each other!

About the Role: 

Ash is seeking a highly experienced engineer with a proven track record in software development and team leadership to join our Platform group. As a Technical Lead, you'll be a pivotal member of our team, owning  the design, development, and deployment of innovative solutions within the core of Ash’s tech stack. You’ll be the senior engineer on your team, and will be influential both as the technical leader and as a contributor. Your role will allow you to flex your software design muscles, mentor others, and make substantive code contributions all at once.

The Platform group plays a role in just about everything Ash builds. As a Technical Lead within this group, you will build and improve upon services that touch every part of the business, and will be a key player in building infrastructure that makes high-quality care easier to access.

This role can be remote in the U.S. or hybrid in the New York City area. Working hours are aligned with the U.S. East coast. For candidates in the NYC area, we work in-person in our Chelsea office on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Candidates outside this region must be open to quarterly travel to NYC.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead a cross-functional engineering team, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and direction throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with product and technical leaders to conceptualize, plan, and execute on solutions that align with business goals.
• Design and propose novel technical solutions to problems across the business.
• Own the delivery of key technical projects, from architecture, to software and infrastructure implementation, to delivery.
• Be the driver of technical excellence, ensuring that your team ships high-quality code, builds reliable services, and maintains strong documentation.

Qualities: 

• You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to tackle complex technical challenges and propose effective solutions.
• You’re an excellent communicator. You can engage effectively with teammates and are comfortable working with stakeholders across the business. 
• You want to work in a high-growth environment that can match your career growth.
• You are passionate about solving problems involving complex systems related to the delivery of high quality healthcare.
• You have an automation mindset.
• You drive best practices in software engineering, including code reviews, testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and performance optimization.

Requirements: 

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Python development with a deep understanding of its ecosystem, libraries, and best practices.
• 3+ in a senior engineering role, with demonstrable experience leading a team of engineers.
• Expertise in building, scaling, and managing database solutions, with particular focus on MySQL, key-value stores, and document storage.
• Strong working knowledge of container orchestration using Kubernetes, including deployment, scaling, and monitoring of containerized applications.
• Proven experience leading Agile/Scrum teams, driving daily stand-ups, requirements-setting, and ensuring the team delivers high-quality software on schedule.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform

What we offer: 

• The opportunity to join a mission driven team and play a crucial role in shaping the future of the company.
• Inclusive and transparent social culture. 
• Challenging work, fast learning cycles, practical training, and meaningful feedback. We want to learn from every member of the team and bring fresh ideas to the table every day.
• Flexible working environment with unlimited vacation time and company provided team lunches.
• Competitive pay, full health benefits (medical, dental, vision), stock options, 401k program.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

Our company values diversity and believes diverse teams make innovation possible. We work on complex, difficult problems in making healthcare more accessible and inclusive. We need a diverse team that can bring different perspectives and approaches, and whose experiences reflect the full set of stakeholders we seek to serve. We encourage all qualified applicants from any race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or other characteristics to apply.