Staff Backend Engineer, Zocdoc
$176-264k
+ Variable pay and/or equity
API connecting patients to doctors
Job no longer available
API connecting patients to doctors
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$176-264k
+ Variable pay and/or equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To give power to the patient by delivering the accessible, seamless, and simple experience patients expect and deserve.
Role
Who you are
- Are fired up about launching healthcare tech into the future—whether it’s crafting thoughtful APIs or unleashing AI-driven breakthroughs
- Light up at the idea of building a platform that powers an entire ecosystem: internal teams, external partners, and millions of patients
- Thrive on scrappiness, turning “no” into “how?” and finding creative ways to modernize even the most outdated systems
- Bring a laser-focused product mindset, always searching for new ways to elevate data sharing, tracking, and usage for real patient impact
- Live for mentorship, eager to nurture engineering talent, champion best practices, and foster a culture of continuous growth
- Relish rewriting norms, determined to help Zocdoc redefine healthcare interoperability and blaze a new trail for industry innovation
- Have spent 7+ years shaping robust, high-performance backend services and APIs that power real-world user experiences at massive scale—ideally in environments where data reliability is everything
- Have owned complex, user-facing platforms, balancing near-term deliveries with a long-range, strategic vision that keeps your solutions relevant and forward-thinking
- Bring a strategic mindset, fusing immediate wins with a big-picture roadmap that drives meaningful transformation for your organization
- Lead by example, steering teams toward best-in-class testing, deployment, and observability practices that amplify output and quality
- Communicate brilliantly, diving deep into technical details with engineers yet delivering clear, compelling platform solutions to non-technical audiences
- Thrive on problem-solving, especially when it involves healthcare’s unique integration hurdles, and you’re always exploring frontiers that push what’s possible
- Have familiarity with healthcare data standards (e.g., FHIR, HL7), alongside an eagerness to challenge traditional healthcare interoperability patterns
What the job involves
- You’re about to set the stage for a data revolution in healthcare
- While most of the industry trudges behind modern standards, we refuse to settle for the status quo
- As a Staff Software Engineer on Zocdoc’s Interoperability team, you’ll be at the forefront of a bold new era—reinventing how healthcare data moves across an entire sector that’s been hungry for change
- You’ll own a high-impact technical roadmap, building a scalable, best-in-class platform that unifies patients, providers, and health systems
- And by pushing boundaries every step of the way—from API design to AI-driven breakthroughs—you’ll help Zocdoc outrun internal expectations and outpace the broader market, demonstrating that true interoperability can be every bit as accessible, efficient, and innovative as any cutting-edge tech solution
- Charting the technical course that cements Zocdoc as the leader in healthcare data exchange—drafting technical roadmaps, setting technical priorities, and driving visionary initiatives
- Collaborating across product, analytics, and engineering to spot the next wave of platform capabilities, launch breakthrough services, and tap into entirely new product frontiers
- Building large-scale APIs and microservices, creating frictionless data flows that truly empower both patients and providers to access care and information in real time
- Mentoring fellow engineers, supercharging team throughput through robust coding standards, automated workflows, and a culture that embraces continuous improvement
- Spearheading bold innovation, whether it’s adopting generative AI, exploring emerging data sources, or pioneering architectural strategies that keep Zocdoc ahead of the pack in healthcare tech
Our take
The healthcare system often runs on inefficiencies; patients call outdated directories, wait weeks for a visit to a professional and are often hit with surprise bills. Zocdoc was founded to streamline the fragmented healthcare experience by putting the patient first.
The platform allows millions of users each month to view open appointment times with doctors, book instantly online, read verified reviews, and keep up-to-date with checkups. The platform works for both in-person and virtual care – the latter of which has seen a substantial increase in demand. Zocdoc is one of the few companies tackling these problems in healthcare.
The company has solidified its position in the SaaS space, in part by forming partnerships with companies such as WellHive, a leader in digital care, to drive healthcare support for veterans. Moving forward, Zocdoc will continue to invest in its platform to optimise its services for its users.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Feb 2021
$150m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2015
$130m
SERIES D
Total funding: $374m
Company benefits
- 100% paid employee health benefit options
- Vacation and parental leave packages
- Lunch and snacks on us (in-office)
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Corporate wellness programs with Headspace and Peloton
- Employer funded 401(k) match
Company HQ
SoHo, New York, NY
Leadership
Oliver Kharra
(Co-Founder & Co-Founder)Oliver trained as a doctor in Germany before moving into consulting where he worked for McKinsey. During his seven-year tenure at McKinsey & Co., Oliver developed and implemented new patient utilization models for the national health services of a number of governments and major hospital chains
Nick (Nikhil) Ganju
(Co-Founder & Chief AI Officer)Nick has extensive experience in product development, database management and site architecture. He was responsible for building the earliest iterations of ZocDoc and directly overseeing its development for many of its first years
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