Security Engineer, Candid Health
$180-258k
+ Equity
Healthcare revenue cycle automation software
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Healthcare revenue cycle automation software
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$180-258k
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help providers focus more on care delivery and less on back office administration.
Role
Who you are
- We value a hands-on approach and seek someone who is conversant with the nitty-gritty of security frameworks, while being deeply engaged in strategic and operational security endeavors
- You have 4+ years of experience in the security domain, with a proven track record of hands-on involvement in complex projects
- Your expertise isn't just theoretical. You know how to "talk the talk", especially when it comes to the rituals and routines of security compliance
- With strong knowledge of HIPAA, you're no stranger to the delicate information we handle
- You are adaptable and flexible, always ready to engage with security challenges at both enterprise and client levels
- You write code to automate security, you possess the ability to read, understand, and audit systems, networks, and IT setups to ensure airtight security
What the job involves
- We're looking for a Senior Security Engineer who is ready to elevate the safety and security of our systems and networks
- You will serve as our guardian, ensuring our platforms are resilient against all threats while meeting compliance requirements
- Build Security Guardrails: Build security protections into our systems to ensure a secure by default posture
- Collaborate with Engineering Teams: Participate in design reviews and threat modeling sessions to identify potential security flaws early in the development process, and validate the security of new features and services during rollout ensuring security remains at the forefront of all initiatives
- Implement & Navigate Compliance Rituals: Understand, oversee, and drive the rituals associated with HIPAA, SOC2, SOC1, PCI and HITRUST to ensure that we remain compliant and informed
- Vulnerability Management: Regularly audit our platforms and tech stack for vulnerabilities, ensuring that vulnerabilities are identified and addressed in a timely manner
- Manage Third-party Relationships: Coordinate with vendors for penetration testing and other security services, ensuring that our platforms undergo regular scrutiny and remain fortified, review vendor security prior to integration
Our take
Healthcare spending in the US medical system has been ballooning for decades. Administration contributes a substantial portion to this, constituting almost three times what other developed countries spend proportionate to their healthcare budget - and taking up valuable physician hours. The detrimental impact this has on the quality and affordability of care has meant solutions are becoming urgent, and Candid Health is contributing a strong one.
The data and AI-driven platform helps healthcare providers automate the process of submitting, chasing, and appealing insurance claims. It’s regularly audited by HIPAA, helping the company dodge the tightening data protection net that’s stunted the progress of some medtech startups. Having passed this obstacle the company is running at modest capacity - the challenge now is to lock in a broader client base, which could prove challenging.
Companies like Change Healthcare and Flobotics, for example, offer automated claims submissions as part of a broader robotic process automation service for medical institutions. It may be that this holistic administrative software proves more attractive for overburdened providers. For now, however, Candid Health is gaining a respectable amount of traction and enjoyed a funding round of $29 million in 2024.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Feb 2025
$52.5m
SERIES C
Sep 2024
$29m
SERIES B
Total funding: $97.8m
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Nick Perry
(Co-Founder & CEO)A human biology graduate from Stanford, who started as an Accenture Digital consultant, before taking a role as as the forward deployed engineering lead at Palantir Technologies.
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