Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, H1
$130-155k
+ Stock options
Platform connecting healthcare professionals
Job no longer available
Platform connecting healthcare professionals
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$130-155k
+ Stock options
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create a healthier future by delivering a platform that connects stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem and encourages purposeful relationships.
Role
Who you are
- Comfortable navigating technical and non-technical audiences in fast-moving, ambiguous settings. You value collaboration, iterative problem-solving, and constructive feedback
- Have the grit to own an engagement end-to-end, from discovery to delivery, with a mindset similar to a founder or technical lead
- A pragmatic builder with a rigorous analytical approach, especially around large-scale data operations. - You’re hands-on and code-first, with a systems-level understanding of how pieces fit together
- 6+ years of full-stack engineering experience, including direct collaboration with enterprise clients and cross-functional teams
- Familiarity with JavaScript and backend technologies such as SQL (PostgreSQL preferred), along with strong programming skills in Python
- Hands-on experience with data platforms and pipeline tools in an AWS environment, including Airflow, AWS EMR, EKS, and custom ETL workflows
- Proven ability to mentor peers or lead small teams while remaining deeply hands-on
- Familiarity with Salesforce data models and GTM workflows (e.g., leads, accounts, opportunities, activities) to design solutions that support client-specific use cases
What the job involves
- Forward Deployed Software Engineers (FDSEs) are embedded technical partners to high-stakes enterprise clients. In pharma engagements, they work directly with clinical, medical affairs, and R&D teams to build data-driven solutions on our Medical and Clinical Products platforms. FDSEs operate like startup CTOs: owning end-to-end technical delivery, adapting to evolving problems, and translating between business and data domains
- As a Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, you’ll demonstrate how to drive enterprise SaaS adoption through embedded engineering. You’ll operate in a multi-segment, pharma-focused capacity, leading full-stack delivery, deeply integrating with clients, and providing technical leadership through software engineering
- Act as a trusted technical partner to pharma clients, translating business needs into scalable, maintainable solutions
- Dive deep into H1’s data and SaaS architecture to build, deploy, and optimize full-stack applications
- Ingest, model, and integrate complex enterprise data (e.g., claims, clinical trials, provider records) at scale
- Own full-stack responsibilities, from data modeling to UI, delivering and iterating live solutions within client environments
- Partner with client executives and non-technical stakeholders to shape project scope, estimate effort, incorporate feedback, and deliver outcomes in collaboration with Product and Engagement teams
- Operate autonomously within small teams, influencing architectural and delivery standards with direct client impact
Application process
- Anticipated role close date: 6/28/2026
Our take
The increasing costs and difficulty of drug discovery requires healthcare organizations and pharmaceutical companies to be able to quickly connect to professionals and thought leaders with specific credentials or research history. H1 addresses these needs by allowing life sciences companies, hospitals and healthcare systems to locate the professionals they need.
H1 is the world’s largest healthcare database. It acts a bit like LinkedIn for healthcare professionals, and has already built a network of more than 9 million users. It has also built a corporate client base of 250 enterprises which is able to access its data which spans more than 250 million patients and over 10 billion health care claims.
The company graduated from Y Combinator's accelerator program in January 2020, and has since raised considerable funding, expanded into Europe and Asia, and built out its data network. It continues to attract investment, most lately from CVS Health Ventures, which showcases the industry regard for its offering.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
May 2026
$40m
LATE VC
Jun 2022
$23m
SERIES C
Total funding: $227.2m
Company benefits
- Flexible work hours
- Commuter benefits
- Stock options
- Computer setup
- Work from home opportunities
- Health & life insurance
- Retirement options
- Unlimited PTO
- Flex Give & Flex Spend
- Impactful BRGs
Company HQ
Flatiron District, New York, NY
Leadership
Ariel Katz
(CEO & Co-Founder)Previously founded acquired online database, ResearchConnection, before co-founding H1.
Ian Sax
(Co-Founder)Ian has been building businesses for over two decades. He began his start up career at The Carson Group, where he built the firm's global people, institution, and shareholder platform.
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