*This role is with Colla Health, a portfolio company of Menlo Ventures. About Colla Health Our vision is to help people with cancer improve their quality of life. Today, we provide behavioral health care to the 17 million cancer patients in the US as an extension of their medical treatment. We are backed by a premier venture capital firm and are building a world-class team of clinicians, technologists, and healthcare operations builders passionate about helping cancer patients improve their quality of life. Role Overview Colla Health is seeking a Senior/Staff Software Engineer to join as a Lead Engineer. This is a unique opportunity to design and build our technical foundation, define our engineering practices, and contribute directly to our mission of improving cancer patients’ quality of life. You will work closely with our Product Lead, CEO, COO, Head of Clinical Operations, contract designers, behavioral health therapists, and other roles as the team grows. We will be building technology that supports our partner cancer centers through EMR integrations, enables our clinical team through easy-to-use care management tools, and helps patients with their mental health needs as they navigate their cancer journey. In this role, you’ll have the chance to shape not only the technology, but also the engineering function and team. Where possible, we like a contract-to-hire approach but are also open to a direct-to-hire arrangement. Core Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain full-stack applications, including both front-end and back-end systems

Develop greenfield software solutions, taking ideas from 0 to 1

Build our care management tooling suite, from patient outreach and growth, to care delivery support, to patient-facing tools

Architect and implement our tech stack, making key decisions about tools, languages, and frameworks

Collaborate with cross-functional team members to translate business needs into technical solutions

Establish engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, and deployment workflows

Provide technical leadership as we grow the engineering team

Build integrations with external healthcare systems, typically using third-party APIs, ensuring data security and compliance with regulations

Qualifications

5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with hands-on full stack development experience

Strong expertise in front-end and back-end development

Proven success in early-stage startup environments, including the adaptability to flex from sole ownership to contributing outside your domain

Familiarity with healthcare or other heavily regulated industries is strongly preferred

Demonstrated ability to make architectural decisions and implement scalable software solutions

Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across functions

Preferred Skills and Experience

Familiarity with building integrations with/for healthcare systems

Knowledge of healthcare regulations such as HIPAA is a plus

Experience working in or familiarity with tech-enabled services organizations

Expertise in designing and implementing secure, compliant systems

Some experience with Ruby and AWS ideal

Experience hiring and building an engineering team

Preference for contract-to-hire, though will consider direct-to-hire

Compensation and Benefits

Competitive base salary

Early-stage equity based on salary requirements

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible PTO