Our healthcare system is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S. Every year, over 50 million Americans suffer adverse financial consequences as a result of seeking care, from lower credit scores to garnished wages. The challenge is only getting worse, as high deductible health plans are the fastest growing plan design in the U.S.
Cedar’s mission is to leverage data science, smart product design and personalization to make healthcare more affordable and accessible. Today, healthcare providers still engage with its consumers in a “one-size-fits-all” approach; and Cedar is excited to leverage consumer best practices to deliver a superior experience.
The Role:
We're seeking a software engineer to build the next evolution of Cedar’s integration platform and its frameworks. Engineers on the team will work with their peers to improve the platform that supports all integrations at Cedar while also developing new frameworks to make these integrations seamless, scalable, and of high quality. This role is perfect for someone who wants to take on an ambitious challenge while tackling a critical business need.
Core Responsibilities:
- Work autonomously and creatively in navigating and overcoming obstacles that you encounter
- Work with end users and Product to identify and deliver critical business value
- Contribute to multi-functional team efforts across Cedar to improve the platforms and frameworks that power Cedar’s integrations
- Develop and support software to integrate with client's electronic health record (EHR) data
- While this is not a current requirement, you may occasionally travel to the Cedar office in New York City, if safe to do so (~1 trip/year)
- Weekend On-Call Support (~Quarterly)
What do we look for in an ideal candidate:
- Experience leading technical problems across the stack with a strong ownership mentality, focused on delivering value (we don’t have a hard requirement, but generally this comes with at least 4-6 years of professional software development experience)
- Familiarity with data structures, relational databases, cloud infrastructure.
- Expertise in at least one major application framework (Django experience desired)
- Excellent communication and listening skills, the ability to persuade and influence others
- Strong computer science fundamentals - a degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or similar experience
- Experience collaborating with product and design teams
Compensation and Benefits
- Base Salary Range*: $170,000 - $200,000
- This role is equity eligible
- This role offers a competitive benefits and wellness package
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
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What do we offer to the ideal candidate?
- A chance to improve the U.S. healthcare system at a high-growth company! Our leading healthcare financial platform is scaling rapidly, helping millions of patients per year
- Unless stated otherwise, most roles have flexibility to work from home or in the office, depending on what works best for you
- For exempt employees: Unlimited PTO for vacation, sick and mental health days–we encourage everyone to take at least 20 days of PTO per year to ensure dedicated time to spend with loved ones, explore, rest and recharge
- 16 weeks paid parental leave with health benefits for all parents, plus flexible re-entry schedules for returning to work
- Diversity initiatives that encourage Cedarians to bring their whole selves to work, including the Cedarian Advisory Group (a cross-functional cohort focused on increasing internal inclusiveness at Cedar) and three employee resource groups: be@cedar (for BIPOC-identifying Cedarians and their allies), Pridecones (for LGBTQIA+ Cedarians and their allies) and Cedar Women+ (for female-identifying Cedarians)
- Competitive pay, equity (for qualifying roles) and health benefits that start on the first of the month following your start date (or on your start date if your start date coincides with the first of the month)
- Cedar matches 100% of your 401(k) contributions, up to 3% of your annual compensation
- Access to hands-on mentorship, employee and management coaching, and a team discretionary budget for learning and development resources to help you grow both professionally and personally
About us
Cedar was co-founded by Florian Otto and Arel Lidow in 2016 after a negative medical billing experience inspired them to help improve our healthcare system. With a commitment to solving billing and patient experience issues, Cedar has become a leading healthcare technology company fueled by remarkable growth. Over the past several years, we’ve raised more than $350 million in funding from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz and Tiger Global, bringing Cedar’s valuation to $3.2 billion.
As of December 2023, Cedar is engaging with 25 million patients on an annualized basis, and is on target to process $2.6 billion in patient payments annually. Cedar’s ambition is to serve 50-60 million Americans by 2025, about half of the U.S. population that makes medical payments annually. Cedar partners with more than 55 leading healthcare providers and payers including Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, Novant Health, Allina Health and Providence.
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With an innovative platform that connects providers and payers, Cedar empowers healthcare consumers with a personalized journey from appointment confirmation to payment—all powered by data science and interactive design. We're solving the biggest problems in healthcare, and we'd love your help. Explore our page to learn why we're a great place to work.
Why Work With Us
At Cedar, you’ll work with a smart, talented team, devoted to solving a problem that impacts millions of consumers annually. We offer competitive pay, great healthcare, stock options, unlimited PTO, daily lunch and snacks, wellness offerings, and more—plus the exciting opportunity to join a high-growth company.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Cedar has adopted a hybrid work model that enables all Cedarians to work in a way that best serves them and their work at Cedar.
