Software Engineer, Flume Health
Data Platform
$140-180k
+ Stock Option Plan
More information about location
Digital platform for health plan administration
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Digital platform for health plan administration
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$140-180k
+ Stock Option Plan
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To enable the creation of health plans which lower costs and improve care outcomes.
Role
Who you are
- If you're passionate about designing and implementing robust, scalable, and efficient data processing systems – the kind of foundational tooling that enables entire product lines – this role is for you
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a demonstrable focus on building backend systems, infrastructure, or platforms
- Strong proficiency in Go for building concurrent, high-performance systems-level software
- Significant experience designing, building, and operating systems leveraging distributed data processing technologies (e.g., Apache Spark, Flink, Kafka Streams) and associated cluster managers (e.g., Dataproc, EMR, YARN)
- Solid understanding of Python, particularly for data manipulation, scripting, or building frameworks
- Experience building, deploying, and operating services on cloud platforms (GCP strongly preferred, AWS acceptable) using containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Proven ability to design reusable components, libraries, or frameworks that improve developer velocity and system robustness. (Changed from just "tools and systems")
- Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts (scalability, reliability, consistency)
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to tackle ambiguous technical challenges
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
Desirable
- Familiarity with data lake architectures (e.g., Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake) and associated metadata solutions
- Experience in compliance-heavy environments (Healthcare/HIPAA, Finance)
- Familiarity with healthcare data standards (EDI, HL7, FHIR)
- Experience building internal developer platforms or tooling
- Performance tuning and optimization expertise for Spark or similar distributed systems
- Experience building data quality frameworks or systems
What the job involves
- At Flume Health, we're simplifying healthcare administration through technology
- We're seeking a talented engineer to join our team and focus on building the core data processing platform that powers our ETL, data quality, and complex data integration capabilities
- You'll be instrumental in building the engine that handles diverse healthcare data (claims, eligibility, EDI) reliably and securely, drawing inspiration from best-in-class systems like AWS Glue, Google Cloud Dataflow, and Fivetran
- Design, build, and operate the core frameworks and infrastructure for distributed data processing using Go, Python, Apache Spark, and Google Cloud Dataproc
- Develop reusable tooling, libraries, and services that abstract complexities and empower other engineers to build reliable data pipelines for healthcare integrations (claims, eligibility, EDI)
- Architect and implement scalable and resilient systems capable of handling both real-time streams and large batch data processing workloads efficiently
- Focus on the performance, reliability, observability, and cost-effectiveness of the underlying data processing platform
- Collaborate with product managers, backend engineers, and data scientists to understand requirements and deliver foundational data capabilities
- Define and champion best practices and standards for building, deploying, and operating data processing services within Flume
- Ensure the security and compliance of the data platform, particularly given the sensitive nature of healthcare data
- Languages: Go, Python, SQL
- Cloud: Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure
- Databases & APIs: PostgreSQL, RESTful API
Our take
Companies use Flume to design and launch fully configured, modern health plans in months, rather than using third-party administrators (TPAs), which have until now been the only real solution.
Flume maintains that TPAs, which are still largely tech-averse, are causing a bottleneck in a fragmented healthcare ecosystem, which is in turn slowing the delivery of personalized health plans.
Having initially started as an administrator itself to help companies self-insure their employees with more affordable and more transparent health plans, 2021 saw Flume release Flume OS, which essentially works as a launch pad for challenger health plan providers.
Flume OS has proven to be a hit, garnering $40 million in funding in 4 years. It’s been used by fast-growth startups Firefly Health and Hue Health, and has also seen the company attract tens of millions in funding as it looks to scale up.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-37% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2022
$30m
SERIES A
May 2021
$6m
SEED
Total funding: $40.2m
Company benefits
- PTO: It’s important to us that our people take the time they need to feel happy and healthy. We offer “take it as you need it” paid time off to meet your personal needs.
- Health: Flume offers a range of plans to fit your health needs no matter where you live.
- Family Leave: Adding to your family deserves focused time at home. We support that with 6 weeks of paid leave.
- Remote Stipend: We want our people to have what they need to do their job seamlessly, whether they work out of our HQ or in another state.
- 401k: Flume looks to the future. Our 401k plan provides many retirement investment options to help you secure your future.
- Company Events: We may be distributed, but we don’t miss an opportunity to connect and celebrate. Game nights and meals together are enjoyed throughout the year.
Company HQ
Lenox Hill, New York, NY
Leadership
Co-founded color FDM 3D printing startup Spectrom in 2014 (acquired 2015 by Makerbot). Became a Product Manager at Makerbot until 2017, before founding Flume the same year.
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