About the position
You're about to set the stage for a data revolution in healthcare. While most of the industry trudges behind modern standards, we refuse to settle for the status quo. As a Staff Software Engineer on Zocdoc's Interoperability team, you'll be at the forefront of a bold new era-reinventing how healthcare data moves across an entire sector that's been hungry for change. You'll own a high-impact technical roadmap, building a scalable, best-in-class platform that unifies patients, providers, and health systems. And by pushing boundaries every step of the way-from API design to AI-driven breakthroughs-you'll help Zocdoc outrun internal expectations and outpace the broader market, demonstrating that true interoperability can be every bit as accessible, efficient, and innovative as any cutting-edge tech solution.
Responsibilities
- Charting the technical course that cements Zocdoc as the leader in healthcare data exchange-drafting technical roadmaps, setting technical priorities, and driving visionary initiatives
- Collaborating across product, analytics, and engineering to spot the next wave of platform capabilities, launch breakthrough services, and tap into entirely new product frontiers
- Building large-scale APIs and microservices, creating frictionless data flows that truly empower both patients and providers to access care and information in real time
- Mentoring fellow engineers, supercharging team throughput through robust coding standards, automated workflows, and a culture that embraces continuous improvement
- Spearheading bold innovation, whether it's adopting generative AI, exploring emerging data sources, or pioneering architectural strategies that keep Zocdoc ahead of the pack in healthcare tech
Requirements
- Have spent 7+ years shaping robust, high-performance backend services and APIs that power real-world user experiences at massive scale-ideally in environments where data reliability is everything
- Have owned complex, user-facing platforms, balancing near-term deliveries with a long-range, strategic vision that keeps your solutions relevant and forward-thinking
- Bring a strategic mindset, fusing immediate wins with a big-picture roadmap that drives meaningful transformation for your organization
- Lead by example, steering teams toward best-in-class testing, deployment, and observability practices that amplify output and quality
- Communicate brilliantly, diving deep into technical details with engineers yet delivering clear, compelling platform solutions to non-technical audiences
- Thrive on problem-solving, especially when it involves healthcare's unique integration hurdles, and you're always exploring frontiers that push what's possible
- Have familiarity with healthcare data standards (e.g., FHIR, HL7), alongside an eagerness to challenge traditional healthcare interoperability patterns
Benefits
- Flexible, hybrid work environment
- Unlimited PTO
- 100% paid employee health benefit options
- Employer funded 401(k) match
- Corporate wellness programs with Headspace and Peloton
- Sabbatical leave (for employees with 5+ years of service)
- Competitive parental leave
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Great Place to Work Certified
- Catered lunch everyday along with snacks
- Commuter Benefits
- Convenient Soho location
