Senior Software Engineer, Wheel
$161-230k
+ Stock options
More information about location
Virtual care platform
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Virtual care platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$161-230k
+ Stock options
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To put great care within everyone's reach.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience building and shipping production web applications
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native architectures
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and deployment automation
- Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex ideas clearly to non-technical partners
- A bias for ownership and a drive to improve both systems and processes
- (Bonus) Experience in healthcare, high-availability, or regulated systems
- Research shows that underrepresented groups typically apply only if they meet 100% of the criteria listed. At Wheel, we encourage women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ job seekers to apply for positions even if they don’t check every box for the role
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer at Wheel, you will play a key role in designing, building, and scaling the platform that powers modern virtual care
- You will work across teams to deliver reliable, performant systems that enable clinicians and clients to deliver care nationwide
- You will help shape technical direction, mentor other engineers, and tackle meaningful challenges ranging from system reliability to user experience
- This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives on ownership, collaboration, and building real products at scale
- Design and build scalable backend and full-stack systems that support high-volume, mission-critical healthcare operations
- Collaborate with product, design, and client solutions teams to deliver new platform capabilities and integrations
- Lead technical design and architectural decisions that drive reliability, scalability, and maintainability
- Automate and optimize system performance through CI/CD pipelines, observability tooling, and resilient infrastructure
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve system performance and uptime using data-driven insights
- Mentor engineers by sharing best practices and driving technical excellence across teams
- Take ownership of work end-to-end, from design through deployment and post-release iteration
- Our Tech Stack:
- Backend: Node.js / TypeScript, Ruby
- Frontend: React (primary), Vue (legacy)
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB
- Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka
- Observability: Datadog, Cloudwatch, Loki, Grafana
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions
- Note: We do not expect candidates to know every tool. We value curiosity, adaptability, and a strong foundation in modern software development
Application process
- Deadline to Apply: 31 December 2025 at 08:00 GMT
Our take
In an age where digitization is transforming the way we interact with healthcare providers, Wheel brings together tech infrastructure and clinicians to power virtual care and telehealth. The company is focused on improving patient access to care and simultaneously addressing an urgent need for clinician empowerment.
The company has created a telemedicine platform that allows companies to provide services to patients under their own brand, with Wheel handling all the back-end technology and providing an easy-to-use interface for healthcare providers to treat people.
With Wheel, not only can prospective patients be connected to the best healthcare provider for their specific needs, but the improvements to efficiency for practitioners contribute to tackling the epidemic of clinician burnout. Past funding has allowed the company to broaden its services and improve its integrations, as it pursues the ultimate goal of better health outcomes for all.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
103% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jan 2022
$150m
SERIES C
May 2021
$50m
SERIES B
Total funding: $217.6m
Company benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance
- Flexible PTO policy
- $5250 personal growth stipend
- $500 home office stipend
- Flexible WFH policy
- Paid parental leave
Company HQ
Civic District, Austin, TX
Leadership
Michelle Davey
(Co-Founder & CEO)They started their career as an Associate at Medtronic, before roles at International Biomedical and Google. They served as Manager of Favor Delivery and Head of Global Talent at Medici prior to founding RecruitHere in 2016 and Wheel in December of the following year.
Griffin Mulcahey
(Co-Founder)Having spent a year at the Department of Health and Human Services, they worked as an Epstein Becker & Green Associate for over 3 years. They left their role as VP of Strategy at Medici in December 2016 to co-found Wheel in December 2017.
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