Backend Engineer II

About Us
Our mission is to enable equitable access to exceptional care, improving quality of life for every population. Every single day you’ll be working on challenging problems with an exceptional team to profoundly transform virtual care and positively impact the health and lives of every patient.


This role allows you to work from anywhere you choose across the U.S. (excluding U.S. territories), with the flexibility to work from the Seattle HQ office as often as you’d like. 98point6 employees planning to work in the office will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination. Please note that no matter where you are located, all employees should be available during our core working hours from 10 am to 4 pm PT Monday through Friday.


Your role and impact 
As a Backend Software Engineer II at 98point6, you'll have the opportunity to align and collaborate with Engineers across multiple disciplines who are motivated and passionate about the company mission. You’ll also partner with various teams, such as Product, UX Design & Research, Marketing and Clinical Operations. You will work on serverless stacks, leveraging a variety of technologies across AWS, as well as traditional Java stacks. As a 98point6 Backend Engineer, you'll play an instrumental role in helping build, shape and make improvements to technical infrastructure while working on a production application that all patients and clinical staff rely on.


 Responsibilities

 
Collaborate with a Product Engineering team to create high-performance, highly available and scalable systems


 
Contribute to code and design reviews, ensuring the quality of both deliverables


 
Work cross-functionally across multiple teams to prioritize and ensure we make positive trade-offs in how we deliver features


 
Provide consistently accurate estimates of delivery dates at the story level


 
Translate majority of user stories to implementation plans or designs that are reviewed by peers and management


 
Mentor SDE Is and interns


 
Participate in 24/7 on call responsibilities on a rotational basis





Qualifications

 
3+ years of experience designing and coding in Java, C++, C#, Ruby or Python for production commercial services that operate on the public internet


 
Knowledge and prior use of AWS services and tools, including Lambda, DynamoDB and CDK


 
Familiarity with modern CI/CD practices and tools


 
A high level of ownership, flexibility and self-direction


 
Ability to think big and help innovate in a fast-paced environment


 
Excellent written and verbal communication skills



If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role but are interested, please consider applying anyway. Research suggests that women and BIPOC individuals may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We strongly encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply and look forward to speaking with you.


The salary range for incoming hires for this position is $113,100-$162,300. At 98point6, compensation decisions are dependent on a variety of factors, including a candidate’s experience and scope of responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition team will help you understand how your direct experience will be considered. 


Our comprehensive benefits package includes*:

 

 
Health, Dental and Vision Insurance


 
401k matching


 
18 days of PTO + 2 week paid winter holiday closure


 
10 paid company holidays + 2 floating holidays


 
8 days of sick and safe time


 
Holistic health and wellness stipend


 
Parental leave for both the primary and secondary parent


 
Life Insurance + Accidental Death & Dismemberment


 
Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability


 
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)



*These benefits apply to full-time, permanent positions. If you are applying for a part-time or temporary role, please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner about benefits eligibility. Benefits are subject to change at any time at the discretion of 98point6.


98point6 provides equal employment opportunities to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or other protected status. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodations under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is an adjustment to our standard application and/or interview process which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on 98point6. Please inform our Talent team if you are requesting an accommodation to complete any forms or otherwise participating in the application process.