Staff Software Engineer, Pomelo Care
$220-260k
Plus equity
Evidence-based healthcare for women and children
Be an early applicant
Evidence-based healthcare for women and children
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$220-260k
Plus equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To advance research and technology to break barriers and improve outcomes.
Role
Who you are
- You’re a seasoned, product-minded, technical leader who is an expert in navigating ambiguity, identifying opportunities that have a lasting impact on the business, and raising the bar for the people around you
- You’re equally comfortable talking to a customer as you are being handed a spec and you have a proven ability to translate user needs into high-quality technical solutions. In particular, you:
- Have 10+ years of experience shipping high-quality, scalable software systems
- Have an expert level of proficiency in system and relational database design and one or more languages like Java, C#, Kotlin, Python, Go, etc
- Have experience guiding technical teams in the development of applications with modern front-end frameworks like React or Vue.js
- Are passionate about staying on the cutting-edge of agentic tooling to significantly accelerate delivery and amplify engineering impact
- Have a track record of delivering elegant and maintainable solutions to complex problems that matter
Desirable
- Have prior experience in AI/ML, natural language processing or building agent-based systems
- Have previously worked in a fast-paced, product-oriented environment
What the job involves
- As a Staff Software Engineer, you will define and guide technical direction by designing, building and scaling the technology that underpins Pomelo’s success. You will be a technical leader and a mentor to others. On any given day, you may:
- Write exemplary code that sets the standard for the team, shipping high-impact features while architecting systems that scale effortlessly
- Drive the technical direction and architecture of complex, distributed systems that enable our clinical team to deliver personalized, data-driven care at scale
- Pioneer our AI-powered tools, designing and building agents that make clinicians drastically more efficient and effective
- Elevate the game of those around you through mentorship, technical guidance, and fostering our culture of excellence and continuous learning
- Partner with product and clinical leadership to shape the company's technical strategy, identifying breakthrough opportunities to ensure we are tackling the most impactful problems
Our take
Pomelo Care, a New York-based virtual maternity care platform, is dedicated to enhancing maternal and newborn health outcomes by providing accessible and personalized care. By merging evidence-based practices with innovative technology, the company strives to transform the landscape of family care.
The platform's model provides continuous, proactive 24/7 care through a dedicated multidisciplinary team. This team utilizes data-driven insights to predict and identify potential risks early, offering personalized and evidence-based care protocols. With convenient access through a mobile app, Pomelo Care provides individuals with the support they need, while simultaneously reducing the strain on emergency resources and lowering the risk of complications during pregnancy, postpartum and infancy.
Continuous funding has supported the company as the adoption of its platform has broadened, enabling it to strengthen partnerships with Medicaid Managed Care organizations, employers and academic medical centres. Now it has cemented itself as a combatant for better maternity care, Pomelo Care is looking to expand to serve women and children through additional life stages beyond pregnancy.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
124% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2026
$92m
SERIES C
Jun 2024
$46m
SERIES B
Total funding: $179m
Company benefits
- Generous equity compensation
- Unlimited vacation
- Membership in the First Round Network (a curated and confidential community with events, guides, thousands of Q&A questions, and opportunities for 1-1 mentorship)
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Marta Bralic Kerns
(CEO & Founder)Graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science. Previously worked as a Software Engineer/Product Manager at Microsoft and as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company. Also worked at Flatiron Health in multiple roles, including Senior Vice President of Business Development.
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