Python Software Engineer, Lantern
3+ days a week in office
Speciality care platform
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Speciality care platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
3+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help make excellent affordable care more accessible to everyone.
Role
Who you are
- You use LOGIC in your decision making and understand that progress is critical to making change. You focus on the execution of your content while balancing a fast-paced environment and you take the time to celebrate both the small & big wins
- INCLUSION is a core tenant of your personal beliefs. A diverse and inclusive environment is incredibly important to you. You understand and desire to be a part of a diverse team with different experiences and perspectives & you cherish the differences in each individual that you interact with
- You have the GRIT, drive and ambition to tackle big problems. Big problems require big ideas and a team that supports new ideas
- You care deeply for your customers are driven to keep HUMANITY in all decisions. Your customers aren’t just the individuals using your product. They are the driving factor in your motivation to make a change
- Integrity guides you in life. Focusing on the TRUTH vs. giving people the answers they want to hear
- You thrive in a Team Environment. Collaboration is key in innovation and creating change
- This role is ideal for an engineer who is comfortable owning well‑scoped problems, delivering production‑quality code with minimal guidance, and beginning to influence technical decisions within established architectural patterns
- We’re looking for someone who brings creativity, curiosity, and a passion for building scalable, maintainable systems—along with a strong sense of teamwork, delivery focus, and a genuine enthusiasm for improving healthcare through technology
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Hands-on, Production level experience in software development using Python (FastAPI, Django, or Flask)
- Familiarity with C#/.NET, sufficient to understand, debug, and modify existing codebases
- Experience building secure, scalable REST APIs and backend services
- Solid understanding of relational databases such as Microsoft SQL, PostgreSQL, or MySQL
- Experience writing unit and integration tests using frameworks such as PyTest, xUnit, or Jest to ensure code quality and maintainability
- Familiarity with OAuth 2.0 authentication and authorization flows
- Experience with cloud platforms like Azure or AWS
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a proactive approach to modern design and development practices
- Familiarity with healthcare data standards (FHIR, HL7, X12) and HIPAA-compliant environments is a plus
- Experience working within Agile/Scrum methodologies
What the job involves
- Lantern is seeking an intermediate Software Development Engineer (SDE III) to join our healthcare technology team and help shape the future of our platform
- In this role, you will work primarily as a backend engineer, building and maintaining backend services and APIs, while remaining flexible to contribute to frontend features as needed to support end-to-end product delivery
- You’ll focus mainly on Python-based services and help maintain existing C#/.NET applications as we continue our platform modernization
- You will work closely with senior engineers, Product, QA, and cross‑functional partners to implement reliable, scalable solutions as Lantern modernizes its platform
- At Lantern, we thrive on solving complex challenges and reimagining how healthcare is delivered
- Design and implement robust backend solutions using Python (FastAPI, Django, or Flask) and contribute to .NET (C#) systems during the ongoing platform transition
- Develop and maintain secure RESTful APIs for internal applications and third-party integrations
- Work with relational databases and data models to support scalable and reliable services
- Leverage cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) to develop scalable, high-availability solutions using cloud-native services such as functions, messaging queues, storage, and managed databases
- Maintain CI/CD pipelines in co-ownership with infrastructure team to support continuous delivery and infrastructure automation with tools like Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
- Collaborate closely with Product, and QA teams to define technical requirements and ensure regulatory alignment
- Participate in system architecture design, peer code reviews, and sprint planning to drive high-quality engineering outcomes
- Contribute to internal technical standards, documentation, and best practices
Our take
Lantern (formerly Employer Direct Healthcare/EDH) offers specialty healthcare solutions, such as surgery, cancer care, and now infusion therapy, to elf-funded employers and their employees. And it negotiates bundled pricing and coordinated care with vetted medical providers to keep costs down without compromising quality.
It serves over 6M members across hundreds of self-funded plans and about 1,000 employer clients (including multiple Fortune 500 companies and public-sector entities). Alongside this, it's curated a "Network of Excellence" with over 3,000 surgeons and oncologists and over 1,5000 facility partners nationwide.
In 2023, substantial growth capital from Insight Partners verified Lantern as a Unicorn. This investment has helped the firm grow its client base as well as expand its suite of products moving forwards, supporting over 60,000 patients on their care journeys, with nearly 40,000 in just the past two years alone.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2026
$30m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
May 2010
$1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $31m
Company benefits
- Paid Vacation
- Health Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Commuter Spending
- Retirement Savings Plan
Company HQ
City Center District, Dallas, TX
Leadership
John Zutter
(CEO)Previously an Executive Vice President at Santander Consumer USA and J.P. Morgan.
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