Senior Software Engineer

About usSandbar Health is building an AI-native payvider reimagining health benefits in the D.C. metro area. We are building a health plan centered around concierge primary care clinics. Our mission is to provide a radically better healthcare experience built for the modern age, while improving health outcomes for patients, and reducing healthcare costs for employers.Apply promptly! A high volume of applicants is expected for the role as detailed below, do not wait to send your CV.We are backed and incubated by Route 66 Ventures, a local VC fund inside of a family office. We have a long-term-oriented, patient capital structure, prepared to fund a multi-decade journey to improve healthcare in the DMV.Position SummaryWe're looking for a senior full-stack engineer to help build the software behind Sandbar's health plan — across our broker platform, our member app, and the internal tooling we use to ship AI features. Your work will make an impact by designing systems that improve healthcare for patients and create better health benefit solutions for employers. We're a small team, so whoever takes this on owns real features end to end. We'd love to talk to strong full-stack engineers already based in the DMV.What you would doBuild across the stack — frontend, backend, and infrastructure — wherever the highest-leverage work isShip real features across our broker platform, our member app, or our internal AI product-development harness, depending on where the team needs you mostTake a feature from a rough spec to production with minimal hand-holdingMake pragmatic architecture and product calls in a fast-moving, early-stage environmentWork directly with founders and the people using what you build — brokers, members, or internal teamsHelp shape engineering practices and technical direction as one of a small number of engineersFlag the work you're doing for the fifth time, and help us automate itWhat we're looking forRequiredStrong full-stack engineering experience; comfortable owning a feature end-to-endComfortable with ambiguity and a fast, early-stage paceA product mindset — you think about the user's outcome, not just the ticketBased in the DC metro areaPreferredExperience with AI-native or agent-forward product developmentHealthcare, insurance, or other regulated-industry experiencePrior startup or 0?1 product experienceCompensation and benefits$145,000–$175,000 base salary, plus a generous performance-based bonus401(k) with employer match4 weeks PTOBest-in-class health benefitsAbout the teamOur team consists of some of the best and brightest across healthcare, technology, and investing. Our early team members come from Oscar Health, Cigna, DaVita, GW Medicine, Crossover Health, LinkedIn, and Omada, just to name a few. What unites us all is a passion to improve the healthcare system.This is an opportunity to join an early-stage founding team with a huge vision. The daily work environment will be fast paced and interesting. You will feel intellectually challenged, appreciated by the people you work with, and have opportunities for rapid career growth.This position requires current, unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. xhyhwjd We are unable to sponsor employment visas (e.g., H-1B) for this role, now or in the future.