Komodo Health is hiring a

Senior Frontend Engineer, KMC

We Breathe Life Into Data

At Komodo Health, our mission is to reduce the global burden of disease. And we believe that smarter use of data is essential to this mission. That’s why we built the Healthcare Map — the industry’s largest, most complete, precise view of the U.S. healthcare system — by combining de-identified, real-world patient data with innovative algorithms and decades of clinical experience. The Healthcare Map serves as our foundation for a powerful suite of software applications, helping us answer healthcare’s most complex questions for our partners. Across the healthcare ecosystem, we’re helping our clients unlock critical insights to track detailed patient behaviors and treatment patterns, identify gaps in care, address unmet patient needs, and reduce the global burden of disease. 

As we pursue these goals, it remains essential to us that we stay grounded in our values: be awesome, seek growth, deliver “wow,” and enjoy the ride. At Komodo, you will be joining a team of ambitious, supportive Dragons with diverse backgrounds but a shared passion to deliver on our mission to reduce the burden of disease — and enjoy the journey along the way.

The Opportunity at Komodo Health

Komodo aims to build the most accessible, actionable collection of healthcare data in the industry.  As we are maturing, we are investing in our user experience to create rich and intuitive web interfaces to bring users closer to our data. Our diverse clients have a range of familiarity with healthcare technicalities and we strive to provide a dynamic interface designed to be simple enough for a layperson while also allowing power users to explore our data with all the depth and sophistication they require. 

This role will be a key contributor to the design and implementation of the web-based gateway to Komodo’s healthcare data, integrating multiple APIs to search, retrieve, and visually analyze relevant medical data. By exposing the power of Komodo’s data APIs directly to consumers, and leveraging innovative caching techniques to create drillable, pivotable visualizations, you will help create a state-of-the-art interactive experience for internal and external users alike.

Looking back on your first 12 months at Komodo Health, you will have accomplished…

  • Developed an analytical web application with a focus on effectively specifying a complex data set and visualizing returned results
  • Designed beautiful and dynamic front-end visualizations to render complex metrics in a clear and comprehensible manner
  • Designed front-end assets to maximize reuse and composability, while keeping code clean and effectively organized
  • Partnered with our Product Managers and wrote design documents to help explain tradeoffs between implementation choices

You will accomplish these outcomes through the following responsibilities…

  • Ensure non-functional requirements are met, such as around developer experience and maintainability 
  • Manage technical dependencies between different data and web assets to ensure smooth operations 
  • Gaining extensive experience with API development for large data volumes, incorporating synchronous and asynchronous communication patterns and caching strategies to facilitate high-speed re-querying of relevant data
  • Managing cross-engineering teams' technical dependencies
  • Set a high bar for technical quality and mentored other engineers to foster best Frontend practices

What you bring to Komodo Health (required):

  • 5+ years of experience with SPA and non-SPA  web-app development with React-based frameworks (Redux, Sagas, Thunk) and state management modalities like Redux
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Javascript (ES6 and ES7), Typescript, CSS, WebComponent, with deep technical troubleshooting skills
  • Hands-on experience in building CI/CD pipelines using ESLint, ESBuild, GitActions, Jenkins, etc. with advanced packaging techniques (JS bundle optimization, tree shaking, UMD…) and in deploying to CDN services
  • Experience working on front-end codebases that have contributions from large numbers of teams, thus enabling sustainable development practices
  • Experience with fine-tuning the Interfaces to modern design standards and adding accessibility features
  • Experience working on Complex, highly reactive, and performant SPAs that contain recursive components
  • Experience with charting and visualization frameworks
  • Understand and design for non-functional concerns such as performance, cost optimization, maintainability, and developer experience

Additional skills and experience we’ll prioritize…

  • Working knowledge of Python and API design
  • Rapid adoption of new frameworks and technologies with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience working with international teams (good conversational English level required)

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Where You’ll Work

Komodo Health has a hybrid work model; we recognize the power of choice and importance of flexibility for the well-being of both our company and our individual Dragons. Roles may be completely remote based anywhere in the country listed, remote but based in a specific region, or local (commuting distance) to one of our hubs in San Francisco, New York City, or Chicago with remote work options. 

What We Offer

This position will be eligible for company benefits in accordance with Company policy. We offer a competitive total rewards package including medical, dental and vision coverage along with a broad range of supplemental benefits including 401k Retirement Plan, prepaid legal assistance, and more. We also offer paid time off for vacation, sickness, holiday, and bereavement. We are pleased to be able to provide 100% company-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance. This information is intended to be a general overview and may be modified by the Company due to business-related factors.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Komodo Health provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. 

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